William Mangieri: 95 books

Possession may be nine tenths of the law, but not when it comes to software. We all have had to deal with difficult, unreasonable people in our lives. Often the system turns them into demons, but sometimes they start out that way; they still need to be dealt with. Keep your cool; stick to the script...

When Amun discovers that his family is connected to power, wealth and infamy, he enlists a friend to help him get his share. But does he really want the ancient inheritance that’s coming to him? Read “Inheritance.” Inheritance is a sci-fi/fantasy short story, and is also available in the collection “More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND.”

Riddled with a more than terminal disease, Commander Solitaire considers an extreme way to protect the Earth. There's more than one way to be immortal."Immortal" is a speculative flash fiction which borrows slightly from Richard III (see if you can spot the influence – read “Immortal.”)

Champion of the Empire Hercules Tom is on the outs with Emperor Maxamillian and, Imperial Purrogative being what it is, has to deal with Rotter plots, traitors, assassins and other Imperial intrigues.“Imperial Purrogative" is a speculative fiction novelette, and is the fifth of the “Herc Tom,...

We all think we're singularly exceptional, don't we? Especially in a society where less is considered more. See Miss Ribo try to keep her students from getting the wrong ideas in biology class. “Cellfishness” is a short, speculative fiction - a fun little story about amoebae in a classroom.

Nothing was going Jimmy’s way, lately. Jill had moved to Portland and filed for divorce. Sure, Jimmy should have never gotten that illegal jack, but how was he to know that the Yons would use it to make him kill Eddie? Then the prosecutor thought Jimmy’s credibility was shot and wouldn’t put...

Detective Jimmy Delaney finds himself involved in yet another murder. He knows something smells in Barnstow, but can he use that to find the killer? Read along and see how Jimmy sniffs out “The Scent of the Crime.”"The Scent of the Crime" is a speculative detective fiction, set slightly in the future, and is also available in “Downtown Blues: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #2.”

How would you like to be shanghaied to the stars? Does whether you’re human or not make a difference? A night at a carnival takes an odd turn for Martin Henshaw, a humble digital mechanic who is tricked into a job with Transgalaxian, tending cybers far from home. But when he finds himself in the...

It's been 40 years since men last visited the moon. Since then it feels like we've abandoned manned space exploration. What if that's not all we abandoned? I've taken some liberties with the Apollo 17 transcripts, but this is fiction, right? Read “Quiet!” and find out for yourself. “Quiet!”...

Faced by life-altering news, a man stands on the edge of the abyss, looks out over his life, and ponders his future. Talking to yourself can be something quite different when you’re possessed of two minds. Read “The View from Up Here” and see if it feels familiar. "The View from Up Here"...

We take care of our own.A father gives some timely advice as he hopes to apprentice his son in the family business. Blood is thicker than water, but whose blood will it be? We’ve all had family members we’d rather not be associated with – read “You Can’t Question the Dead” and see how...

Memory is such a fleeting thing. Carl can't seem to get anything right, and he too often fails to keep track of what Madeline feels is important. She hasn't had much hope for their forty-six-year marriage. What hope could there be, with all the irreconcilable differences in the way they each see things?...

Bryan Riggins doesn't know how long he's been drifting around, but he needs a change, and finds himself waiting in line for a job interview. But what waits for him behind that door? Find out – read “Dead End Jobs.” "Dead End Jobs" is a short, speculative fiction, and is also available in the collection “Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND.”

If you can’t say something nice… A self-aggrandizing intergalactic food critic runs afoul of a prideful chef, and gets an unexpected lesson in alien cuisine, living, and manners. If you enjoy a tale with some of the flavor of Edgar Alan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," give “A Dish...