Frostproof808: 88 books

"The Old Jenkins Place" is an odd compound on the outskirts of a small, religious community. Very fitting for all sorts of rituals. In "Paper Hearts," a story reminiscent of Hemingway's work, a waiter works his way through a shift at an all-night café. On the table in the back...

"But Babies Are Just So Cute!" is a touching story of how human beings react to babies. All babies. Especially in this intense, perhaps humorous, short story. In "Mouth Watering," an SF short story, when Lisa Reddich stops by a small café for a plate of French fries, she's looking...

A hard-working detective with a great sense of humor follows a would-be kidnapper into a dead end. But is it a dead end for the perpetrator or for the detective? Come along and find out.  

This is a silly short story about a pompous ass who believes himself hopelessly lost in the Amazon Rain Forest. He allows his thoughts to run before he meets up with a group of natives. Then things get very interesting.

Detective Distraeli Jones is alone in the lobby of a swank hotel.  Sitting on the floor.  Leaning back against the wall. Behind him is a blood smear. He has to get out.  

When a hit man is recalled from Chicago to meet with a high-ranking politician, his new client, he suspects nothing. But should he? Maybe he should have considered her record.  

A woman sets out on a run and soon lapses into recent memories. But are the memories complete? Perhaps they're misleading.

This is a short description because it's a short story and I don't want to give away the story. Only a god could walk forever without leaving anything behind or approaching anything else. But how? And why? Come along to find out.

This is a five-story collection. "But Babies Are Just So Cute!" is a touching story of how human beings react to babies. All babies. Just remember that in Eric Stringer's world, very seldom is anything as it appears. No difference, maybe, in this intense, perhaps humorous, short story. In...

Big Joey Barbosa has decided to invite his long time colleague, Nick Leonisi, in on a very special deal. A new, previously untapped business venture. But maybe Nick has a different venture in mind. Come along for the ride.  

Ila, the keeper of the stories for her tribe, knows the mysteries of the piñon tree.  The old tree has stood watch from a hillside for a century. It has gathered knowledge of events through vibrations that tremble through the ground to its roots. That knowledge is condensed in the seeds it...

The story, also the first chapter of the forthcoming tenth novel in the Wes Crowley series, opens at a funeral that is very important to Western Z Crowley. In fact, it's one that will change what's left of his life forever. Come along on a last blast as Wes sets out on a vengeance trail.  

In this collection of five stories, you'll find a hit-woman who inadvertently recruits a bored youth into service; a story of pure, extremely adulterated human nature; an incident in a waiting room; a living vision on a pier in the dark; a cautionary tale that is uniquely and unfortunately American.

When you've been severely psychologically and physically abused for much of your childhood, it's easy to want to strike back. The funeral, perhaps. Delivering the eulogy. That would be the perfect time, wouldn't it? Or maybe not.