Phillips: 403 books

John is lost on a desert road. Confused, dehydrated, and despaired, he lies down to die.

Joseph writes novels, and they have all been rejected so far. He pays his rent by writing junk magazine articles. Food? That comes from people who don't write as well.

Dogs can see the angels all about them. What is wrong with people? Can't they see?

Betty Walsh had taught school for years, but she had never met anyone like Thomas Wilson, until she met his grandfather.

On January 8, 1935, Vernon and Gladys Presley became the parents of twin boys. They named the first Jesse and the second Elvis. That isn't true, but here is one version of what might have happened.

An assistant in a library is the only person left who seems to care in a mud-soaked, bird-infested city. A chance encounter, however, reawakens a sense of service in an otherwise selfish, stark world.

Hurricane Mabel has ravished a large region. People are trapped in either their suburban homes or on the roads with looters. Jack Clark has a plan to walk out of the storm-damaged region. He only has to carry enough supplies for three days at a time.

Two partners are struggling to expand their business. They hired three project managers, but these people just don't seem to "get it." A breakthrough comes from watching a group of 7-year-olds play T-Ball.

Aliens have landed, disrupted our economy, and defeated our military without firing a short. The are not little green men, but they are tiny and completely unexpected.

Mike Hatfield was innocent of all wrongdoing. The McCoys didn't care. They claimed he hacked the sensors and the justice system. The Judge advised him to seek safety in a City of Refuge.

Matt and Dave are floating down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on a raft with four young women. Their only thoughts are survival and the thoughts of a place called Las Vegas - in the 23rd century.

Allen moved in from out of state. He is ahead of his grade in high school and bored to death. He has to sit in Study Hall everyday with a bunch of freshmen. One day, he does the freshmen a favor - something that upsets the Librarian.

Neal and Joyce were married and loved one another deeply. On this Saturday afternoon they each had prepared a special gift for their spouse. What could possibly go wrong?

Here are the first twenty published stories of the author, the successful result of years of toil-- and submission to paying markets. Hard-nosed editors with mutitudes of submissions chose these stories to shine forth, and paid out of shoestring budgets for them. Screened and selected by professionals,...