Michael Dann: 66 books

Once upon a time, there lived a duke. He always gave his servants a stinging rebuke. Anything they did was never right. He barked at them with all his might. Some of them were reduced to tears. His angry voice rang in their ears. In the kitchen the servants agreed that the duke was a rude man indeed. They...

Once upon a time, there lived an earl. Around him, ill feelings seemed to unfurl. He rubbed people the wrong way by being thoughtless every day. He had a habit of being curt. He didn’t care whose feelings he hurt. His wife and children had plenty to say. They felt his behaviour was not okay. The...

Once upon a time, there lived a princess. She was very pretty, I must confess. With piercing blue eyes and long blond hair, you couldn’t help but stop and stare. Every day it was the same, people on the street would call her name. “Princess Laura, you have a lovely glow. What is your secret? We’d...

Once upon a time, there lived a countess. She was very naive, I must confess. She always trusted what people said and rarely questioned things in her head. The countess had a generous heart. Unfortunately, she wasn’t that smart. She always saw what she wanted to see and found a reason to smile with...

Once upon a time, there lived a queen. To the people, she was very mean. Queen Mary had a wicked streak. She caused them pain every week. She loved to see them suffer so she made their lives tougher. She spent her time thinking of ways to add more misery to their days. She imposed sanctions on the...

Once upon a time, there lived a king. He was never content with anything. Every day he loved to complain. He seemed to enjoy being a pain. Breakfast time was an arduous affair. Whom he upset, he didn’t care. When the servants appeared, he would scratch his beard. “What is the meaning of this?”...

Once upon a time, there lived a prince. He made the people cringe and wince. Prince David acted like he knew so much. The truth was he was out of touch. The decisions he made were never wise. The negative outcomes just grew in size. He saw no need to think things through. Thinking was hard. He didn’t...

Once upon a time, there lived a duchess. She was very lazy, I must confess. She slept in bed for hours on end. She loved her sleep; she didn’t pretend. Every day it was the same; she huffed a sigh when morning came. “I need more sleep,” the duchess whined, as her mother opened a blind. “Stop...

This is one of a series of anthologies of science fiction and mystery stories by Borgo Press writers that are being distributed at cost as both ebooks and paperback volumes. The first volume in the sequence, Yondering, includes a baker's dozen of original and reprint tales by fourteen writers. In...

William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and contention...