Fiction, Short Stories (Single Author)
-
The Octopus
64 True* Stories+ by Darren Fernando
THE OCTOPUS is a collection of compellingly quirky short-stories and narrative poems that offers something to satisfy every kind of taste and interest: Tales about Ouija boards, the world’s best fried chicken, time-travel, the ecstasy of a new...
-
Pearls, Pills and Vodka
by Jocelyne Mullis
Have you slipped on anything lately? Better be careful, you might end up in a retirement community! That’s what happened to Amanda after she slipped on black ice. Her move to Sunny Meadow Retirement Home is smooth enough, and her life continues...
-
Memoirs of a Depraved Elderly Gentleman
by Perry Stroker
Memoirs of a Depraved Elderly Gentleman is the autobiographical story of Perry Stroker, a world-renowned and ethically questionable neurosurgeon (now retired) and writer, that delves deep into his personal exploits with a variety of diverse and...
-
Brain Muffins & Dream Puffs
by R. Hamblin Torney
When I was young, my mother used to read bedtime stories to me, such as: Last of the Mohicans, the Deerslayer, Kidnapped, Treasure Island, Mody Dick, and my all-time favorite, - The Red Badge of Courage. “When God Whistled Dixie” is officially my...
-
Arcade of Memory
by Howard Giskin
“The passing of years seems a ruse of the gods, for only yesterday I was playing in the sand.” Memory is a strange thing. A fragile patchwork of recollection. A dream that fades after waking. Arcade of Memory is a beautiful collection of essays,...
-
While on a Cruise
A Short Story Collection About Life by Maria de Andrade
While on a Cruise starts with the very moment when the author begins her journey as a writer and finishes with the completion of this as her sixth book. In between these moments are engaging and thought-provoking stories that examine how...
-
Do You Think You Will Ever Go Back?
by Lane Robson
From hikers encountering grizzly bears to doctors in makeshift Haitian hospitals, the characters in Do You Think You’ll Ever Go Back? are full of curiosity and persistence. Many of these stories follow doctors at various points in their careers,...
-
It's All A Question Of Perspective
by John Gordon Smith
Set primarily against a background of Canada’s West Coast, the twenty seven stories collected in It’s All a Question of Perspective capture the emotions and decisions of everyday people confronted by everyday circumstances, and how they are...
-
Humour Me
With Enough Stupidity May Blossom Great Profundity. This Is Not One Of Those Times. by Kenneth Thompson
Kenneth wrote this book at the age of twenty-one. In his high school yearbook Kenneth won ‘Funniest Twitter Account’ and has been riding off that success ever since. Every time Kenneth eats at a restaurant he tells the server that he won...
-
Skinny Bernard
Experimental Short Stories by Bernie Shore
Skinny Bernard is the sort of person that others never notice, that we look at only briefly before turning our eyes away, but the universe sees everything. We all wonder where we fit into that universe, rich or poor, surrounded by loved ones or...
