Frostproof808: 88 books

In this intense collection of short stories by Harvey Stanbrough, a janitor is cleaning a fiction mill in the wee morning hours. Surrounded by IBM Selectric typewriters, he decides that he could do as well as those who work here. He sits down, turns on a typewriter, and writes. But he's waiting for...

Sometime before the story begins, Pancho and Lefty travel south to involve themselves in the Mexican war. Pancho is a natural warrior. Under duress from the Federales, Lefty does what he has to do. But maybe there's a way to redeem himself.   

Dropping in after 47 years on old acquaintances at a high school reunion can have some strange consequences. Especially when some people have never changed. Sometimes the agent of change is the doomat from yesterday.  

In a post-apocayptic world, you and a few friends are trying to make a little money cruising the streets, making announcements for the Makers.But a really cute chick catches your attention. You'll never see her again, but you can dream. But what if you do see her again? And what if she turns out to be a great deal more? 

Edited by Harvey Stanbrough. Body-Smith 401 and twenty other stories is dedicated to the memory of Ray Bradbury, who passed from among us on June 5, 2012, after having taught many of us a simple truth: "Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall." You were right. Thanks,...

Edited by Harvey Stanbrough. This is an eclectic collection of twelve short stories that combine to form a pleasing if occasionally troubling mixture. Here you will find professional and amateur detectives, strung-out criminals and a kindly neighborhood grandmother, a moonlighting real estate agent,...

For a boy born and bred in Florida, hanging out in the drizzly, frozen northwest is far from ideal, or even possible. Even if he is in witness protection. What will Harold Nickel risk to feel the sun on his face again, smell the salt air. And how far will he go? And go? And go?

This is a collection of five short stories. In "Pete & Repeat," c'mon, everyone knows the old non-joke about Pete and his buddy, right? Still, seems like there's always one more young'un wantin' to put an old timer to shame. Only it doesn't always happen just that way. "The Breath...

These ten stories run the gamut of the near erotic to the pure romance, from the wild west to an incredible future, nfrom murder for hire to a pastoral home to a morgue. The common thread? The women who drove them

H. Clement Moore is a highly successful businessman who pays a price for his success when his wife admits having an affair. After some thought, he adjusts his priorities. He's on his way home early for the first time in ten years to set things right before he loses her forever. What could possibly go wrong?  

Edited by Harvey Stanbrough. This collection is to honor the memory of SF Grand Master Jack Williamson, whose career spanned just under eight centuries. Humanoid, android, terraforming, Prime Directive, and genetic engineering are only a few of the original terms that sprang from Jack's wonderfully...

In this collection of intense short stories, Consuela goes about her morning chores on the farm she and her husband have shared and worked for better than 50 years. But this morning he seems to be sleeping longer than usual. In "A Shiny Life," an elderly woman is last seen on a soggy, dreary...

These five stories run the gamut of the near erotic to the pure romance, from the wild west to murder for hire. The common thread? They're all about the women. In "Paper Hearts," a waiter, now an older gentleman, finds a pair of paper hearts. But when exactly did he find them? In "About...

In this intense psychological suspense sf short story, paramilitary fireman Jim Schofield and his men have been tasked with destroying a rebel headquarters. The insertion and the job itself go smoothly enough. The extraction? Not so much.