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Before the Time Machine

by Lisa M. Lane

What would happen if a historical scholar of today could meet a budding writer from a century before? In 19th century England, young H.G. Wells struggles to overcome his lower-class origins to pursue his dreams of becoming a science teacher. In present-day California, middle-aged Katherine dedicates her historical studies to young Wells’ life, traveling to England to immerse herself in his world. Their trajectories converge across time, creating a friendship as inspiring as it is unlikely. It’s ... more

The Island Classic

by Bill Thesken

Randy Chevois lives an unhurried life. His idea of settling down is deciding what board to ride that day. Lives in a house on the beach, owns a semi-successful surf shop. Does what he wants when he wants. The only thing missing from a perfect life is his name on the perpetual surf trophy for ‘The Island Classic’ local surf contest, which is coming up in a couple of days. But when his girlfriend’s biological clock starts ticking, and his young niece and nephews pay an unexpected visit, his life ... more

Three Questions Stories

by Eugene Kelly (E Aly)

Twelve short stories

Angels in the Architecture

by Annie M. Ballard

Is love enough to heal their family? Emelie and Liam have a happy life with their five-year-old adopted son, Ben. Emelie, an artist, adores mothering Ben, but as he grows into childhood, she longs for a baby. An accident brings this desire to the forefront. Spending her studio time drawing and painting an imaginary baby, Emelie slips into believing that the baby is real and in need. She tries to hide her struggle from her beloved husband Liam and Ben, but soon it overtakes her. Liam delig... more

Lost Coast Literary

by Ellie Alexander

A young editor inherits her grandmother's estate on California's Lost Coast, only to learn that her editing pen has the power not only to change stories, but to also change lives.

The World Against Her Skin

by John Thorndike

Virginia and Joe Thorndike have been married for twenty-two years, and she w... more

Tight Five

by Dan Spencer

Ben Coble has joined the exciting 1980s Boston comedy scene where the goal is five minutes of late night TV fame. Standup comedy in nightclubs, however, isn't glamorous. Ben and his fellow performers travel to strange road gigs across New England and develop a hilarious camaraderie. Ben's love life wavers, and California beckons him. Some comedians will achieve their dreams of success, some will keep dreaming, and some will be rudely awakened. But Ben and his friends share wild adventures that w... more

Another Way Over

by John J. Michalik

In 1910, Jan Brozek is a lone traveler, making his way across a Europe preparing for war, intent on immigrating to America to establish a new life for himself and his fiancée, Maria, who will follow once he has earned the money for her passage. Early in his travels he saves the life of Anna Ihnacak, the beautiful daughter of a Hungarian nobleman - their easy attraction creates emotions that, as he travels on, he has difficulty dealing with and understanding. Ready to sail across the Atlantic on ... more

Not Book Club Material

by Aaron Zevy

"Your book," she said in her completely honest and unfiltered style, "is not book club material." So begins Aaron Zevy's new story collection, Not Book Club Material. Stories, memoirs and vignettes which are funny, often poignant, and sometimes thought provoking. And while Aaron Zevy's new book "Not Book Club Material" may not fit with the traditional book club offerings, you will be hard pressed to find a more amusing, self-deprecating narrator, eccentric cast of characters, or surreal, m... more

The Main Words

by Ekaterina Yakovina

The collection of the stories that tells about love, creativity and dreams.

Surrection

by Will Martin

Surrection is an historical novel, set in the border lands of Missouri and Kansas immediately before and during the Civil War. Prior to the war, a state of violence known as the border war existed between proslavery Missourians (called Border Ruffians) and antislavery settlers in Kansas. The fictional protagonist, Jabez Cooper, is the son of a Border Ruffian, and is drawn to the southern cause by circumstance. During the Civil War, Jabez joins a pro-Confederate guerrilla group and participates i... more

The long way home from crete

by Isaac Kal

As the clouds of war and anti-Semitic feelings gather pace in 1930’s Europe, Abraham recognizes the danger that he and others are facing and decides to leave his comfortable life in Germany and travel with his family to Israel. There he intends to make a new life, far from the gathering storm, but life as an exile means a different set of hardships and as a means to support his family he eventually enlists in the British Royal Pioneer Corps, the only unit in the British military where an enemy... more

Our LITTLE Secret

by Stanford Johnson

When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age story as an Appalachian grandmother tries to change her family's trajectory regarding race relations.

Isla Rising: A Tale of Love, Death and Destiny

by P.J. Johnson

It is 1833, and fiery Edinburgh widow Isla is dying. Ready to meet her maker and eager to reunite with the love of her life, she is not afraid of passing, but Isla's death is only the beginning of a series of otherworldly adventures that she must undertake on her quest to find her husband. As a spirit, Isla must deal with grave-robbers, ancient mysteries and earth bound ghosts in order to protect her granddaughter and locate her love. Culminating in the glowing bonfires of a lawless and blisteri... more

Trouble in Travonia & other new stories

by Jonathan Land Evans

This is a general, largely unthemed, collection of short fiction, much of it humorous.

The Last Buskers of Summer

by C.B. Heinemann

When Gracie Ryan and her two misfit nephews, Alec and Eric, find themselves broke and wanted by the police on the streets of Europe, their troubles are just beginning. The three were on their way to perform at a music festival in France where, at the age forty-two, Gracie hoped to jumpstart her musical career. During their flight their money was stolen, and the passenger sitting next to Gracie died, leaving her a notebook containing deadly information wanted by Simon Montfort, the psychopathic l... more

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