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Dealing with the basic elements that make us human, the short stories contained in Inside from the Outside represent explorations of various aspects of human nature in all its complexity and variety. Author Peter Baltensperger has incorporated elements of experimental, surrealistic, and bizarre short...

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is regarded by many readers and literary critics to be THE major English novelist of the Victorian Age. He is remembered today as the author of a series of weighty novels which have been translated into many languages and promoted to the rank of World Classics. The latter...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...

The Magical Publishing Pen is published by Mary Celeste Press. The collected stories of M. Stefan Strozier vary widely in theme and yet the protagonist is always a male of a certain age. As arranged here, the stories represent a chronological arc of a man's life from boyhood to adulthood. Stylistically,...

“The ‘Love’ Factor: Four Short Stories about Love,” by Priscilla B. is a combination of four different types of love stories. The first one, “Roberta’s Recorder” revolves around a woman who has lost the man of her dreams in a murder, and Mr. Rogers, a professional recorder for the police...

Soul Kitchen is a collection of impressive and daring short short stories. They are written in the vein of Franz Kafka and Haruki Murakami. Many of the stories such as *"The Ticket," "John Lennon's Still Dead," "I Know Why The Drunkard Drinks," *and "Kafe Buffet" carry...

Hot men, sweet tea, juicy gossip, and good friends. That’s what you’ll find in Willowdale, North Carolina. This box set includes the first three Willowdale short stories that preclude No Foolin’, the first novel in the Willowdale series. Stories include: “A Fine How-De-Do,” “A Little...

A modern take on five classic fairy tales. Each of the sweet, funny, romantic short stories can be read separately, but are linked in the collection, and wrap up in the perfect happily ever after. Stories include: “Cindi” 13,000 words Cindi wants a perfect match—of designer shoes,...

Shy Kat bares her secrets to arrogant photographer Talon... Five years ago, Katelina knew what it was like to be hidden in plain sight. But she never dreamed it was possible to change - until a strange connection binds her to the uncompromising photographer. Now an adult, she is shocked to...

Allison knows that she’s not the same as she was in high school. In high school, she was thin, smart, popular...and terrified. Only one boy broke through her walls to teach her that she wasn’t alone. Five years later, that man is now her husband. But Allison’s burden is heavier than either...

Named one of Amazon’s Best Short Story Collections of 2014 One of Atlanta Journal Constitution’s 9 Best Books of 2014 Best Short Story Collection of the Year, Tweed's Magazine Winner of GLCA New Writers Award for Fiction 2014 LA Times Book Prize Finalist Winner of the Florida Book Awards Silver...

Renae Lucas-Hall leads the reader into an enchanting, life-affirming and inspiring world of Japanese short stories in Tokyo Tales. You'll love the way each story embraces the charm and allure of Japan and you'll enjoy these stories even if you have a limited knowledge of this fascinating country. These...

When A. J. Gillard starting writing short stories, poems, and anecdotes for her best friend, Andrew Simms, who she often refers to as “my soldier,” she had no idea that one day there’d  be an entire collection.             Aware...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...