Fiction, Satire
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Millicent DeGroenfeld Rice
by Richard Sanders Polin
Melvin “the Troll” Horgan—lead singer and lyricist of the grunge band Billy Goat’s Gruff; self-loathing, angry little gargoyle, and a spiritually and literally impotent loser; a musician devoid of talent and artistry—finally gets his big break...
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A Good Day and Other (Mostly) Humorous Stories and Lists
by Radu Guiaşu
Growing up under a dictatorship and the toil of academic life don’t seem like laughing matters, but the lighthearted stories in A Good Day and Other (Mostly) Humorous Stories and Lists find humour in all corners. Radu Guiaşu draws on his own...
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DeBrand's Invite
by Brendan Terrick
Trying to make amends for an outburst blasted at a bus driver the Friday before sets off a day of unfortunate occurrences. With Debrand unaware of an impending invite from an alien with hopes of enrolling Debrand as an emissary was the furthest...
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Brutus Nation 3
Into the Fires of Hell by Kris Kyzer
"I had this dream, Bulby. This fire ripping my chest apart. To rise above the mud. To snatch those distant stars. To take the hand fate dealt me and throw it back into its stupid face.” - The viscount And so it goes for the dreamers and schemers...
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this is all we know
by Robin Anne Ettles
In this second collection of short stories, Ettles offers a version of the Canadian landscape against which eccentric tales and colourful characters evoke ever-shifting perspectives on what we see and who we are. A modern working woman of 1983...
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California Bound and Gagged
Fear and loathing in San-Dementia by Marc Luc Carrier
Doctor Nigel Fetherstonhaugh (pronounced Fanshaw) leaves the dreary museum he curates in London for the job of a lifetime, head of works on paper in one of the world's biggest, most prestigious museums: the Algur and Elizabeth Paddocks Museum of...
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Dinner With The Dead
by Gay Beaumont
Welcome to Dinner with the Dead, hold on to your head. Dress to distress. Champagne or moonshine, to your liking. Cheers, let’s celebrate the years! Thus begins a night to remember at the Infinite Inn. The story of a most unusual dinner party is...
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Jack in Pemberland
by Herschel Hardin
Here it is finally, Jack in Pemberland, the extraordinary story of the hidden city of 100,000 people in the Cayoosh Range in British Columbia. Follow Jack as he gets to know what makes the city tick. Discover how Pemberland provides housing at so...
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Winds of Change
(and a whisper) by Edward P.G. Field
“In the tradition of Stephen Leacock and C.S. Lewis . . . Your writings are thoughtful, educational, and entertaining and carry relevant messages to people living in challenging times.” —Dr. James Lunney, MP (retired) “Deep, thought provoking,...
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Brutus Nation 2
Hammer of the Hogs by Kris Kyzer
“I saw an opening. A chance to go legit and make more money than we ever thought possible. All thanks to the unique brew that is Bronson-North. I saw this plump, juicy, succulent swine just begging to be slaughtered.” – Don Esteban Welcome back...
