Marvin Perkins: 14 books

Short poems and rhythmic prose from the mind of Marvin K. Perkins.

After disappearing for seven long years without a trace Charles Smithson suddenly reappears one day after he was found unconscious on a hiking trail in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, California.He has a bizarre story to tell about desperate men who are following him and wish him dead....

Everybody needs help making in this crazy world of ours, Some days it's hard to even get out of bed especially if it's raining outside and it seems as if the whole world is against you. These poems and essay are my umbrella that I use to keep those raimdrops off my head I hope they can be of some use to others.

"A Sailor's Story" is fictional but based on true facts. It is the sometimes raucous, but always interesting and realistic tale of Michael Parsons and his life's journey.The story begins in Michael's teenage years, starting with him dropping out of college. Working at various...

These poetic gems were found like pebbles on the sands of my life. Poems of love, joy, fact, fiction, depression and inspiration. Stories of romance and tragedy, war and peace, and father and motherhood. All born from my overactive imagination and I call them "My Kinda Poetry." And I hope they are your kind too.

A chance meeting on a dark deserted stretch of highway leads to a strange but familiar love affair.

Poems and rhythmic prose, each of these reflections tell a story about love, life, joy, happiness, fact. fiction, depression, and inspiration. Some are serious, some are just for fun, some rhyme, some don't, but they are from my creative heart.

Again I have found poetic gems on the sands of my life, strewn on the beach, brought in by the tide. They seem to find me as if by magic. More poems of love, joy, fact, fiction, and inspiration. Stories of romance and tragedy, war and peace, and father and motherhood. All born from my overactive imagination,...

The time was 1969, the place Vietnam. 2nd Lt. Frank Desio and his men were involved in a massacre in a small village near Bon Son and a subsequent cover up. Twenty five years later the remaining members of the platoon, known by their secret club name “The Magnificent Seven,” are being mysteriously...

Comfortable as an old pair of shoes, that's the way a long and happy marriage should be. In this little book I'd like to share some of my inner thoughts on the subject. I am no expert,just a man who's been married to the same woman for over thirty years. Visit my profile at: wwww.smashwords.com/profile/view/marvinkperkins

Simply Shorts Too is another compilation of short stories. These mystical, mysterious stories offer a variety of plots and interesting characters, all with their own unique twist.

Henry Handover's perfect day navigating the waters of beautiful San Diego Bay is spoiled by a sudden horrendous storm that crashes him on some rocks rendering him unconscious. When he awakes he is on a beautiful white sandy beach of a mystical island where he meets some bizarre but endearing friends who help him to find his way back home.

A compilation of original short stories that take the reader on a journey through a murder in a small Washinton town, and onboard an alien spacecraft where an escaped prisoner is transformed into a creature capable of sucking the life out of all earthly beings. This is just a sampling of the journey on which the stories will take you. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

Dirk Bogart, an ex-private dick from Los Angeles, is in Memphis Tennessee, hiding out from a mob hit man by the name of Vinnie "The Pick" Demucci. He had testtified against the mob hit man after witnessing a murder.He is working as a doorman and bouncer at an after hours joint named the "Blue...