A young man who escaped from drug addiction and a cyber cult must go tempt fate by entering that world again as an undercover confidential informant. His quarry: a clone created by the cyber cult that is murdering people in his name.It's time to climb back down the hole again. George has found his way into and out of addictions. His first love was Spectrum, the memory theiving drug that killed is mother. To escape Spectrum he found himself some religion. He drilled a hole in his skull and threaded a wire into his brain that wove his sensations together with the collective illusion known as the Abderan Cipher. George had thought he'd escaped from under the heel of the world's most powerful narcotic, only to find himself wrapped in a cult so pervasive that he lost all sense of whether he was old or young, criminal or saint. He'd lost himself down the hole. Then at last, he pulled himself up. There was no more Spectrum and no more Abdera, only mud and rain the early morning hours in which he lived. George was poor and alone, surviving from one brutal day until the next, but happy because he was free. But the past never lets you go. Around town there's a man dismembering people and leaving George's DNA behind. The police know that George, the mentally crippled ex druggie, is no killer. Not that they aren't above pinning the crimes on him. They've got to catch someone, haven't they? The police offer George a deal. The man killing others in George's name is somehow connected to the Abdera Cipher and the drug Spectrum as well. George has got to climb back down the hole again. He's got to take up his old addictions again to find the one living in his name, yet another thing out to steal away his identity. And George will do it - because he's poor, because he's powerless. And yet he is the only one who can stop the specter of horrific death, if only he is strong enough to withstand the forces that have brought him within a hair of oblivion. It is up to him to unhaunt the hours.

This is a free poem with a story focusing on a vampire attack and transformation.This is a supernatural story/poem that was eventually transformed into a prose novella.

The first book in a series of short ghost stories from the authors'personal experiences as far back as a toddler.The first book in a series of short ghost stories from the authors'personal experiences as far back as a toddler through the early teens.

A childless couple, the Man of the Forest and the Woman of the Forest, spend many happy years caring for God's creation but nurture one sadness in their life together. God makes them a promise: "Some day you will care not only for the trees, waterways and creatures of the forest, but also for your own children." But the years go by and the old couple remain barren.A Speculative Fiction Anthology.A haunted Ferris wheel...enchanted dice...the accidental end of the world...a doomed wartime love affair...the last tree on Earth...Five authors conjure imaginative tales to tickle your fancy and haunt your dreams. The fifteen stories in this collection will amuse, challenge, frighten, and always surprise. Open the book. Turn the page. You'll never know what's coming.

An anthology from Cogwheel Press. Five authors conjure imaginative tales to tickle your fancy and haunt your dreams. The fifteen stories in this collection will amuse, challenge, frighten, and always surprise. Open the book. Turn the page. You'll never know what's coming.A Speculative Fiction Anthology.A haunted Ferris wheel...enchanted dice...the accidental end of the world...a doomed wartime love affair...the last tree on Earth...Five authors conjure imaginative tales to tickle your fancy and haunt your dreams. The fifteen stories in this collection will amuse, challenge, frighten, and always surprise. Open the book. Turn the page. You'll never know what's coming.

Collection of 100 haiku centered around various critters with a fair share of insects mixed in.There's danger in the beauty...Two years, six months, and twenty-five days. That's how long it had been since I'd seen my winged hero— not that I'd been counting. I'd suffered through years of counseling just to convince my friends and family that I wasn't crazy and knew he didn't exist.But he did. And I was done waiting.Days after college graduation I headed back down to New Orleans to retrace my steps and find Owen again only to find my life was about to get even crazier... thanks to the most beautiful and dangerous of all paranormal creatures, the Allures.*New Adult Paranormal Romance*

This book is a collection of love poems which were originally posted on a blog by Monica Renata. Each poem in this collection shows a different aspect of love. In addition, some of the poems depict what others may go through in their attempt to hold on to what they consider love to be. All of these poems can be found in the blog which is managed by the author. On this blog, you could post commBeware the Scent of Tuberose and the Maniacal Music of the Keys!At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true? Or is there more than a whiff of decay in the flowers, in the house, in the music of the keys?This is a Gothic Faery Tale of about 6,000 words.

A look at the old rascal's life … not so much wasted exactly; more seemingly let drift. Yet things are not always as they might appear…Beware the Scent of Tuberose and the Maniacal Music of the Keys!At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true? Or is there more than a whiff of decay in the flowers, in the house, in the music of the keys?This is a Gothic Faery Tale of about 6,000 words.

Downtime Warfare 2: Bad Men poetry. All of the good guys are gone, lost the war, dead,buried in unmarked graves, whose locations are long forgotten. Now is the era of the bad men, the drug dealers, thieves, murders, and the young genocidalists. Downtime Warfare 2: Bad Men poetry.Beware the Scent of Tuberose and the Maniacal Music of the Keys!At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true? Or is there more than a whiff of decay in the flowers, in the house, in the music of the keys?This is a Gothic Faery Tale of about 6,000 words.

Oculus has lost contact. It's unknown if communications have ceased due to technological failure, or something worse. Micro Grocer pilot Dick Shannon and his harvest bot HN-R3 are sent in to investigate. Can they solve the mystery of the Robot Bluff? Or will Oculus's secrets sink into the sand?Beware the Scent of Tuberose and the Maniacal Music of the Keys!At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true? Or is there more than a whiff of decay in the flowers, in the house, in the music of the keys?This is a Gothic Faery Tale of about 6,000 words.

At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true?Beware the Scent of Tuberose and the Maniacal Music of the Keys!At six years old, Lissette attends a concert by the handsome and dazzling concert pianist, Armand Guy de Rais. She is instantly infatuated. Ten years later, their lives destroyed by the French Revolution, Lissette's mother marries her off to a wealthy aristocrat living on a Caribbean island. Could Lissette's childhood fantasy be coming true? Or is there more than a whiff of decay in the flowers, in the house, in the music of the keys?This is a Gothic Faery Tale of about 6,000 words.

Part 2 - Susan and her assistant, Denesh, have succeeded in their quest to create a sentient computer...(Part 2) Dr Susan Davies and her young assistant, Denesh Praasad, have been working for years to develop a super computer, known as the MSC (Mega Super Computer), to a level that sentience will naturally arise. Now that they have done it, what will the being be like? What does it want? What has it been doing?

I wrote a story a week for 36 weeks. The result was a 36 story anthology. Let yourself cruise through emotions like surprise, shock, suspense, joy, love, and contentment. Are you ready?Musicians have multi-person jam session with a range of instruments; I had a solo jam session with a range of writing prompts. While in a homeschool writing course, I had to write a story a week for 36 weeks, and that was pretty cool. The result was a 36 story anthology. Take the survey at the end of the book to vote on which short story should be expanded into a book. Also look at the link to the writing course to see which short stories were the prompts to the stories I wrote. Let yourself cruise through emotions like surprise, shock, suspense, joy, love, and contentment. Are you ready?

A short story celebrating the power of the human imagination in a dystopian future setting. Uldar, a political prisoner, receives a visit from a psychologist, which does not go at all according to the official plan.A short story celebrating the power of the human imagination in a dystopian future setting. Uldar, a political prisoner, receives a visit from a psychologist intent on convincing him that his "heterodoxy" (which takes the form of an interest in ancient languages) is dangerous to society. But the psychologist gets considerably more than he bargained for when Uldar starts to show him the collection of imaginary eggs which, paradoxically, helps to keep him sane.

For fans of "The X-Files," "Fringe," and "Jurassic Park" comes the "Land of Enchantment"—a thrilling new series from award-winning filmmaker and author Randy Nargi which combines action, adventure, unexplained phenomena, and cutting-edge science."Shadow of the Lizard" is the first in this new series and is distributed in four parts.For fans of "The X-Files," "Fringe," and "Jurassic Park" comes the "Land of Enchantment"—a thrilling new series from award-winning filmmaker and author Randy Nargi which combines action, adventure, unexplained phenomena, and cutting-edge science."Shadow of the Lizard" is the first in this new series and is distributed in four parts.“This is a great, fast read—the first installment in what promises to be a very cool thriller/sci-fi series. Nargi's characters are well drawn, and the setting—a desert mountain wilderness near Albuquerque, New Mexico—forms the perfect backdrop as tension builds and mayhem ensues. What's lurking in the crags and recesses of the Sandia Peak Wilderness? The military's involved, but the investigation is hush-hush. Secretive. The mystery deepens with each succeeding page, and I want to know more. Can't wait for the next installments. --Ken Bennett, author of "The Gaia Wars" series“An intriguing tale of mystery and monsters in the Land of Enchantment... I'm hooked already!” --Benjamin Radford, author of "Tracking the Chupacabra"Overview:When two teenagers go on a romantic hike in Albuquerque’s Sandia Mountains, they encounter terror beyond imagination and set in motion a dangerous and unforeseeable chain of events.Episode 1 of the "Land of Enchantment" series—titled "Shadow of the Lizard"—is written in the tradition of the great pulp stories of the 1930s and 1940s. "Shadow of the Lizard" will be published in four 10,000-word installments, with one part released each week starting December 1.If you enjoy the fiction of James Rollins, Douglas Preston, Michael Crichton, Matthew Reilly, or J.A. Konrath, check out the "Land of Enchantment" series.