David Kubicek: 6 books

“David Kubicek deals with the most profound of emotions, betrayal in a small community, and does so wonderfully.” - Lincoln Journal Star,1988, reviewing “Ball of Fire.” David Kubicek’s omnibus collection containing all of the stories in his mini-collections Prospect Street (science...

Four of David Kubicek's stories of suspense and horror. This collection includes: "Elevator," about a man's nightmarish experience with an elevator in a deserted office building early one Sunday morning--reminiscent of the type of story often told on Rod Serling's Twilight Zone series. "What's...

Five stories of speculative fiction by David Kubicek, including a dystopian future world where practicing medicine is illegal in “A Friend of the Family”, a man left alone in a small town as his neighbors flee an impending nuclear attack in “Prospect Street”, and a young couple’s escape to the past to have their baby has a surprising twist in “The Letter.”

Six contemporary stories by David Kubicek, including, a tale of betrayal in a small rural town in the Pushcart Prize-nominated “Ball of Fire”, a swimming lesson gone wrong in “Be a Man", and two lonely people reaching out to each other over “Two Coffees.”

Wendy knows she’s different from her friends. She longs to fit in, but as hard as she tries, she can’t quite hide her strangeness. What Wendy’s friends don’t know, and what Wendy doesn’t remember, is that she is an android built for companionship by a marooned alien. She had lived for three...

Three fairy tales. In “The Hawk’s Head Tree”, a cobbler sets off on a quest to find prosperity and happiness. In “A Bear Needs a Territory” , a small black bear finds a unique solution to his problem with bullies. And in “The Green Yarn” , a little girl confronts her fear of the unknown.