Mark Lages: 11 books

In this collection of short stories, award winning author Mark Lages takes you on a page-turning romp through everyday existence in Southern California. You may find yourself crying, or perhaps even angry. But most often, youll be laughing out loud. With his sense of humor and imaginative plots, Lages...

Join Michael Tomlin as he jets through a surreal all-night journey into the heart and soul of the American dream. It all takes place in Hamlet Park, his childhood stomping ground. In his vivid imagination, and under the light of a full moon, he meets up with one unforgettable character after another...

Meet one-of-a-kind Charlie Davis, middle-aged and divorced. Charlie no longer lives with his wife and children. Hes been hearing voices in his head for years, and has been living under the protective care of his elderly father. But suddenly his father dies, and Charlie is catapulted into a journey...

Nathan Roberts is an ordinary family man who one day, while taking a walk, finds himself being approached by the son of God. This new found friend is not Jesus but rather is Jesuss older brother, Marvin. Nathans humdrum life is turned upside down as he is enlisted to help deliver Marvins version of...

Meet Lester Madison, a troubled alcoholic who meets up with a man who simply goes by the name of Harry, an AA sponsor who does not believe in God. Harry takes Lester under his wing and shows him how to work the AA program without having to depend on God or religion, rewriting many of the twelve steps...

California is suddenly rocked from top to bottom by two catastrophic earthquakes that bring the state to its knees. These are the gripping stories of a handful of struggling survivors and their life and death experiences. You’ll be spellbound on the edge of your seat every step of the way. Situations...

Marty Anderson is looking for some companionship and decides he must have a monkey. It is a decision that will soon change his life. The capuchin monkey he purchases turns out to be more than just an ordinary little tree-swinging pet. This monkey, named Shakespeare, is exceptionally bright. Marty...

Andy Bloom is a local magazine journalist who always wanted to become a great fiction writer, but he never quite had the courage to follow his dream. One day, he learns from his dying mother that he is the son of the great Salvador Dali, and everything changes for Andy. He writes his fiction, and...

Mr. Booker is a good-natured high school history teacher whos planning on taking a summer trip to England, but on the morning of his planned departure, hes abducted and taken aboard an alien spaceship that is secretly orbiting planet Earth. The aliens have been observing human beings for years, trying...

Robert Ashcroft is a sixty-three year old retired car salesman who has just moved with his wife, Veronica, from Southern California to South Carolina. He learns just a week before Thanksgiving that his thirty year old son, Paul, is gay. Paul is coming to visit for the holiday, and he is bringing along...

Joey Ford is about to die. He isnt famous, or rich, or remarkably talented, but like all of us his life is rich with experiences. Before he dies he puts his sixty years of living down on paper in a remarkable montage of memories and ruminations. He claims to have discovered the meaning of life, but...