Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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After his mother goes deaf, a young boy must navigate through the many difficulties of his childhood. The boy witnesses his Mom deal with loss, his father becoming distant, his older brother living a life of his own. The protagonist feels alone, powerless, voiceless. At the same time, the boy tries to impress the girl of his dreams at school, leading him into a troublesome situation. He must make choices which could affect him for the rest of his life. Through it all, he must figure out how to endure and grow, how to become the man of the house. • See how the protagonist deals with the struggling relationship between his mother and father. • How to deal with the struggles of puberty and coming of age. • Impressing your crush at school and the holes this can trap you in. • Navigating through a house filled with tension while also trying to take control. • Understand what it’s like to live with someone who has experienced recent trauma. • Read about the importance of a mother-son relationship and how the bond between parent and child can grow. The story is fictional, but tells true experiences of the author. It is a personal story that speaks to what growing up is really like for many young boys, and how they look to their parents or siblings for guidance. This story tells what can go wrong when that guidance is not there, but also the powerful bond between mother and son. About the Writer Alex Eaker grew up in the cold suburbs of Connecticut. At five years old, his parents got a divorce, putting Alex on an early path towards writing. Ever since, Alex has written about his experience as a son and younger brother, operating between his mother and fathers’ homes while also enduring the universal struggles of adolescence. His stories serve to share his experience, an experience not uncommon in today’s world. He hopes his words can reach the ears of readers who are seeking a voice to connect with, a voice they feel they have a common thread between. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
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ISBN: 9781648910203
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Languages : en
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Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Short Story Press Presents Inside Melting House by Matthew Kilpatrick “Inside Melting House” is a creepy and suspenseful story that will draw into its mystery. It introduces you to sympathetic characters over two generations that, even in the short space of the story, you come to sympathize with and understand. When you read it you will experience: • An atmospheric and effective story that elicits curiosity and dread in equal parts • The story as told from the point of view of a complex and sympathetic narrator/main character • Colorful side characters that flesh the story out. • A house with a bizarre past and a mysterious, seemingly unknowable secret • Flashbacks to an earlier time that add a further element of mystery to the story surrounding the house • A climactic, suspenseful finale Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Short Story Press Presents Of Elegance Revealed by Ana Allen Sometimes we have no control over what life brings us. This is completely true for Marie who had her dreams set on a life of prosperity and propriety. She finds that life isn’t as simple as she has been grown up to think, and when she finds herself torn between a life of love and a life of convenience, she finds that decisions aren’t so simple either. Her dreams have always been pinned upon the life she would have if she were to marry Leroy Bouche; but when another man enters into the picture, things aren’t always so certain. The story, Elegance Revealed is an epic story, set in 19th century New Orleans. In this city, in this time, there is no limit to the opportunity or experiences, which can be found. Here the mix of cultures, the promise of enterprise, and the new freedoms which are to be discovered lead the heart to endless possibilities and a chance of anything that you choose. Find yourself enraptured in the opportunities and choices a young girl must make in this age; particularly, where it comes to matters of the heart, what is expected of her and what she is able to choose for herself. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Short Story Press Presents Summer of Saracens by James England In the summer of 777 AD, Charlemagne rode out to conquer the Saracens and reclaim Hispania for the Holy Roman Empire. While immortalized in the words of medieval poets, scholars, and historians, the story never told is the one of what happens when all the men leave and the village is left to run itself. This is a story of Lady Matilda, the wife of Lord Harold, one of Charlemagne’s many lieutenants. After Lord Harold departed, nearly two years ago, Matilda, her maiden Marta, and her steward Otto, had been left to maintain the affairs of their small hamlet of Doblesmark. With resources stretched thin from the long war, rumors of plague and highwaymen besetting them, Matilda must boldly find a way to meet the needs of her people, the pressing urgency of the papacy, and most of all her own sanity. Accompanied by her maiden, Marta, she must deftly navigate the intricacies of managing the affairs of the folk of Doblesmark while ensuring their own survival. When will Lord Harold return? Will Bandits beset the village in its sleep? And what of this strange pagan festival that will begin the rites of summer? And what will ever befall them in this ever perilous Summer of Saracens? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Short Story Press Presents Mr. Holystone’s Demise by Tara Mitchell A young and beautiful woman, Sharon Latham, ducks into a store front to escape the weather and witnesses a crime. She has placed herself in the path of a dangerous murderer. She is overwhelmed by the gravity of the situation and fears the murderer may come for her next. Her only chance is a young and inexperienced detective named David Granger. This is his first homicide case in which he is flying solo. The victim of this terrible crime, Mr. Patrick Holystone, is stabbed to death while Sharon stands outside. Mr. Holystone was involved in dirty dealings that reach back into his past a number of years. His dealings lead to a major technological Research and Development Company. Detective Granger is a reflective man who trusts his gut throughout the course of the investigation. The characters he is forced to investigate whether part of the murder or not make his skin crawl. It seemed that everyone close to this case, aside from his witness, was a truly awful person whose greed and desires to be rich and powerful lead to criminal activity. Like a bulldog he grabs hold of the clues, follows them doggedly and makes his way to the murderer protecting his witness in the process. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Short Story Press Presents Dating My Boyfriend's Brother by Shanika Patrice Skyy Conrad is a single woman, approaching her 30s, who has decided to give online dating another chance after her first online experience failed. Never one to give up too easily, Skyy “meets” Bruce in a chat room and another online romance begins for the beautiful, wannabe writer who is also a full-time counselor at a correctional facility. Unlike Skyy, who is single with no kids, Bruce is divorced, with experience, who may have baggage that prevents the two from completely connecting on a few levels, especially physical. Along with the obstacles of trying to have a successful long-distance relationship with Bruce, Skyy also works hard at advertising a blossoming, promising online relationship to doubtful outsiders to online and long distance dating, such as her parents and friends, while questioning whether the relationship does actually have a chance of making it. Dating My Boyfriend’s Brother is an example of what can happen in a relationship that begins online, and what can happen when you match a determined, driven single woman ready for a man to put a “ring on it” with a divorced man who although is lonely and looking for companionship also has a weird way of showing how much he needs Skyy. Maybe it is indeed his fault that she begins to fall for his brother Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Author: A.A. Baker
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77
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PERIL PRESS presents: Famous Western, November 1946 Digger John #1 DIGGER JOHN’S BET by A. A. Baker Here’s a salty little yarn about a bet where both men were bound to win! Digger John was strictly no account, but he made suckers of the town’s toughest. 1200 Words Famous Western, February 1947 Digger John #2 DIGGER JOHN’S CLAIM by A. A. Baker Even in the mad scramble for gold, there was a sense of propriety in the rough days of the old west. There were some indignities, Digger John figured, that the dead shouldn’t have to take. 1100 Words Famous Western, May 1947 Digger John #3 DIGGER JOHN’S PETITION by A. A. Baker Digger John figured that winning a duel was no just reason for hanging a man. The errand they sent Digger John out on turned out to have been wasted effort, but he saw no reason why a petition should not be put to some u 2000 Words Famous Western, July 1947 Digger John #4 DIGGER JOHN’S ADOBE by A. A. Baker Dredger Dan wanted to get rid of the heathen Chinee around the diggins, but his plan of action wasn’t very sound—Digger John, on the other hand, had a perfect scheme. Wherein the rough-and-ready Digger gives the underdogs a fair deal…. 2000 Words PLUS BONUS: Famous Western, July 1947 WILD WEST QUIZ (Department) by Idaho Bill 450 Words
Author: Lon Williams
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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Peril Press presents: Real Western Stories, June 1956 THE ROLLING STONE Lee Winters Story #24 by Lon Williams The Deputy Marshal finds himself called upon to rescue a legendary prisoner. Once again the Deputy Marshal meets up with a weird character out of books and legend—Sisyphus, the man the gods condemned forever to roll a stone up a mountainside. And somehow, Winters was supposed to rescue him, after all these centuries… 5000 Words Double Action Western, January 1953 STOLEN WATERS by Lon Williams One Confession to a murder is fine—but two is another matter! A signed confession is handy when murder’s been done—that is, one confession! 1400 Words
Author: Ian Christy
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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The Eugene Comics Guild Presents: GUIDED EDGES #3 An Anthology of Comics by Eugene Creators February 2000 Forward by: Don Haugen Printing Technician: Don Haugen 2023 Book Production: Jared Prophet & Peril Press TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - SUPER CUTE - 8 pages by Ian Christy 2 - IRONHEART: BEGINNING OF THE END - 5 pages by Chris Manning 3 - THE NUMBER - 1 page by Don Haugen 4 - TALES OF DANGER: THE BURNING THING - 1 page written by Jared Prophet 5 - PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HELL - 1 page by Don Haugen 6 - BUTTERFLIES - 4 pags by Jon Armstrong 7 - UNTITLED - 3 pages by Josie Basford 8 - RANTINGS OF THE FLOATING BRAIN - 5 pages by Al Bennett 9 - THE SAD BALLAD OF JOHN DOE - 3 pages written by Jared Prophet pencils by Tyler Benjamin inks by Alan Bennett letters by Don Haugen
