Download or read book Short Story Press Presents I See It s You written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents I See It's You by Tara Mitchell I See It's You is the story of friends and partners coming to the realization that they cannot find love in life because they were meant for one another. Livy and Greg own an interior design business together. They have worked together day in and day out for more than ten years. Greg is steady, responsible and detail oriented, while Livy is the creative genius of the pair. They spend not only their working lives together but they are best friends too. Greg for a number of years has watched, amazed by the beauty and intelligence of Livy. He can't think of a more remarkable woman. Livy has come to need Greg. She needs his input on decisions and follows his advice. She feels safe when with him and knows that regardless of the situation Greg will always protect her. Although Greg and Livy are a perfect team Livy goes on dates trying to find her Mr. Right. Then one day it finally dawns on her that Mr. Right has been right in front of her all along. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents In The Scope written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents In The Scope by Don Codner An assassin is at the top of his field and each of his kills are never the same. In this way, he never leaves a signature and that keeps the law two steps behind. It’s a life full of turmoil and continuous travel, but it’s the life he chose. • He gets a job that requires him to kill not only the mother and father, but also the heir apparent. The client wants this done, so there’ll be no one to step in and take what’s rightfully his. • The assassin has done this on many occasions and has no problem with it, until he finds his crosshairs on a one-year-old baby. • He can’t take this baby’s life, but he can’t leave him there either. So, he takes the little one into his home and raises him as his own. • The kid learns everything that the assassin knows and he tries desperately not to subject him to the life he leads. • One day the kid, now aged 18, finds a box that reveals who he really is and that his ‘Father’ is responsible for killing his parents. • He comes out to the public and takes the fortune that rightfully belongs to him. He can’t stop thinking about what the assassin took from him and sends out various characters to kill him. • He decides that he must take on his teacher on his own. Mr. Smith the Assassin has no choice but to play cat and mouse with his own son and takes the fight across the globe. The world has his face in their crosshairs and many would-be killers come out to collect the bounty on his head. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents More Than My Memoir written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than My Bestselling Memoir: Challenges of a Fiction Writer Being Overshadowed by the Success of Her Past Memoir tells the story of a young writer trying to write a second book after her first book was a runaway hit. In this story, young adult, Marge, feels stifled and uninspired as her publishers’ pressure her to find greatness yet again in her next story, but Marge is out of ideas. This is a story detailing the trials and tribulations of a writer. Most of all, it tells the story of a young woman learning that she is more than her memoir and all the gritty moments she lived through. This is a story about: • Life after the limelight and how fleeting popularity can be • Self-reflection and identity • Lots of writer’s block • Making ends meet in hard times • The pressure of expectation • Addiction, depression, and recovery • Being stuck but desperately yearning for movement • Finding inspiration in unusual places • Feeling overshadowed by one’s accomplishments • Trying to survive in the world as a young woman • Learning to love oneself regardless of professional achievement More than My Bestselling Memoir is a story about creation and growth. Most prominently, it is about Marge embracing her reputation and not letting it control her future because while she can’t unwrite her first book, she can write whatever she wants for book two. About the Writer Elise Lashinsky, a creative and idealistic individual, is an avid reader who loves to create worlds of her own, which she has been doing before she could even write. Throughout her childhood and into her adulthood, she has continuously nurtured her love of writing and storytelling throughout her endeavors. She likes to practice writing of all kinds. For Elise, writing is an invaluable craft that helps her illustrate the aspects she loves (and hates) most about the world. She tries to write at least a little every day to develop her skills and relax. Elise also has a profound love of other arts, such as music and ballet, which are other powerful methods of world-building and self-expression. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents They Are Everywhere written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents They Are Everywhere By Matthew Kilpatrick “They Are Everywhere” is a story that combines the elements of the most spine-tingling supernatural horror with the funniest comedy. Never before have malevolent spirits, poltergeists and haunted houses been so funny. Make no mistake though, the terror is real; it’s the witless protagonists and their incredibly inappropriate reactions that give the story its humor. In “They Are Everywhere” you will encounter: • A pair of dimwitted and entirely earnest main characters • Three separate investigations into paranormal activity that do not go the way you might expect • An interesting back story for the two main characters, hinting at past exploits • Elements based on other famous and well-known stories of hauntings • Scenarios whose truth, whether supernatural or mundane, can easily be discerned by the reader if not by the protagonists • A final and interesting secret revealed to the reader if nobody else Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents True Wind written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Present True Wind by Matthew Kilpatrick “True Wind” is a fantasy adventure story set in a secondary world where magic exists and so do merfolk (although not in the form traditionally depicted in similar stories). Moonheart, a young merman of the Calm Winds tribe, is sent on a mission to rescue a human (or “drylander”) woman from the clutches of another drylander country’s enemy nation. He must also take his young, vulnerable sister, True Wind along, so that she may discover her destiny. The story features: • A secondary fantasy world filled with magic and other strange things • A young merman’s struggle with bravery and conflicting loyalties • A young secondary antagonist who hopes to discover her destiny, even if it means facing danger • A dangerous rescue mission performed in an unknown, foreign land • A climactic and unexpected resolution The story begins with a depiction of the lives of Moonheart and his fellow merfolk but soon transforms into a suspenseful adventure where the stakes are high and a false or ill-considered move can mean disaster. You will follow Moonheart’s quest to protect True Wind at any cost, even if it means denying her destiny. He may learn, however, that destiny is not something one can thwart, no matter how determined they may be. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Adjo And The Invitation written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Adjo And The Invitation by Natashiah Jansen A parallel world, a magical crystal, a phoenix and an invitation: These are some of the exciting things in store for you with the latest Natashiah Jansen entitled, “Adjo and the Invitation”. You’ll be transported to the parallel world of Hatshepsut’s temple and learn: • Why Adjo was sent an invitation • Why his mother carried a pouch around her neck • Why his father was killed • The secret of the phoenix • Who Anub is • From where the phoenix originates • Who will be victorious at the end of the day If you love a little bit of everything, you will like “Adjo and the Invitation” Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents The Gig written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents The Gig by Cody Weinmann The book, The Gig is a story of American horror and tragedy that involves the downfall of a once-successful musician who had travelled the world, one coffee shop, one bar, one stage at a time. Under the recession, he fell out of work. He began searching coffee shops, just begging different shop owners for work. He was never seen without his sax in hand, but after the thirtieth no from the 30th club or coffee house, he is sitting having coffee when he falls to the floor in a massive, convulsing seizure. In another pose, 24 hours after this attempt on his life, the devil threatens the musician's life with another seizure and then a car wreck. In a saving grab, the musician is taken to heaven where he's listed as one of God's musical heroes. You can call it a horror cum spiritual story where fate and faith are tested multiple times. This story really brings to light just how difficult it is to live in this dangerous world and to survive where money is an ever-tightening resource. It also shows how the lack of money contributes to the downfall of other attributes to a person, including the individual's health and mental capacity. This book puts a new spin on horror and spirituality as a mix to remember. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Trapped In Margins written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Trapped In Margins by Blaise Marcoux Scandal forces Maria Posaltakis out of her job as a celebrity reporter. The paparazzi blacklists her, but media mogul Mark Bannerman takes her under his wing, intent on making Maria the newest addition to his politically-charged network AmeriPress News. He brings her to Isla Loci, his private resort, to personally train her on sticking to the channel's message. Then Chester, Mark's youngest son from a failed marriage, comes to the island. He's a moody, overweight bookish type who's just graduated from college and hates his father with an intense passion. • What mistake could be so heinous as to get Maria ostracized from an industry that makes questionable journalism calls every day? • What are Mark's intentions towards Maria? Did he really hire her purely for her skill or does he want something more intimate? • How will Chester respond to his father's interest in Maria? Is Chester interested in Maria? What else is Chester interested in... and how could it spell trouble for Mark's empire? Against the backdrop of a tropical paradise, a family conflict is brewing. Maria has to choose a side - the man who gave her a chance but with questionable motive, or his idealistic young son whose naïveté may be his doom. What of Maria's own motives? What will she do to get back into the news world's good graces? How far will she go to keep from being Trapped in Margins, unable to be herself in a world all about finding out other people's secrets? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Soap Opera Love written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-06-17 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Soap Opera Love by Dominique LeSane Felice Middleton is a soap opera addict. She has loved watching As The Wind Blows with her grandmother as a child, and as an adult, she still never misses an episode. When Felice finds out her favorite As The Wind Blows soap star Derrick David Scott is in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland for a book signing, Felice knows she must attend. Derrick has penned the new book Love & Romance: A Man’s Guide to Dating and it seems that he is the romance guru, until Felice finds out that he is not as savvy at dating as he would like to be. Through a chance encounter with Derrick, Felice is challenged to write her own book to talk about what women want in romance and love. Her interest is piqued and she’s up for the challenge, and with Derrick being her writing partner, could love be in the cards for Derrick and Felice? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Ultimate Hunt written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Ultimate Hunt by Sarah Zachary Archer, a hunting dog bred solely to devote his abilities to catch his prey at any cost, is taken on the strangest hunt he’s ever experienced. Hagar, his master, is set on catching the elusive legendary creature, the unicorn. Once caught, Hagar plans to cut off her horn and use its magic for his own purposes. At first, the prospects of catching a mythical creature seem laughable to Archer, but after he encounters the unicorn firsthand, it is no longer a joke. He gives chase and corners the beast in a cavern, and unforeseen danger gives way to a cave in, leaving both creatures alone together. It’s through these circumstances Archer learns there’s more to the legend of the unicorn than meets the eye, and perhaps the ultimate hunt will change him far more than he realized. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents One Shot Romance written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents One Shot Romance by Cody Weinmann Dean Petro has gotten out of a long, hard break with his long-time band, The Golden Kings. After trying to come to terms with a new record deal, he literally runs into his future girlfriend and muse as she leaves a restaurant near the Hollywood Bowl. The Golden Kings, a group of musicians thought to be the greatest since Coldplay, has a distinct reputation for practically disowning their bass player on stage. Dean, following Tony's short bass tenure for the group, has gotten tired of being taken advantage of. After almost going crazy over his decision and literally falling over his new love, he tells new producer Mr. Wisely that he will stop his contract with the old group and form a duo with his girlfriend Destiny and share a life of romance and music together. Destiny responds by giving Dean hugs and kisses and a great breakfast to get his day off to a great start. He then accepts Mr. Wisely's contract as the songs for his long-awaited first album flow through him non-stop. His efforts, combined with that of his larger-than-life, angel-singing girlfriend, make the first real love dialogue music album since John and Yoko's Double Fantasy release. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Love On Demand written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-08-25 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Love On Demand by Sade Andria Zabala Cashmere Blake is Hollywood’s newest “It” girl. After 3 years of trying to get in the business, she finally has it all; fame, money and fortune. She gives all of this up to take a break in her humble hometown. But Hollywood is not so easy to let go of its new star. • Cashmere’s manager forces Philip, her costar and on-screen boyfriend, to go with her and pretend they’re going on a mysterious winter vacation in the hopes of getting some publicity for their failing TV show. This causes complications as Cashmere has secretly been feeling something every time she and Philip filmed a scene. • Things heat up when their managers and agencies keep pressuring them to date. It doesn’t help that Philip thinks she’s trying to steal his spotlight, and thus spends his time ignoring Cashmere during their pretend vacation. • Every night, Cashmere watches Philip sleep and imagines what life would be like if he could be just a little bit nicer to her. Cashmere realizes all her musings are futile as Philip hates her! Things get more confusing when it seems as though Philip is finally beginning to open up to Cashmere when he asks for help with his acting skills. Can Cashmere figure out what she feels before their “vacation” ends? Or will their story remain to be another unfulfilled Hollywood love on demand? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Sense and Super Abilities written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Sense and Super Abilities by Matthew Kilpatrick “Sense and Super-Abilities” is a pastiche of the settings, style, and sort of characters usually associated with Jane Austen and Superlatives, superhuman characters similar to modern comic book heroes. Though it combines two previously existing elements, it is an original story and not a mash-up. Told as a first-person narrative by its main character, Catherine Eldenbrook, “Sense and Super-Abilities” details: • Catherine’s humble beginnings as a reclusive scientist’s daughter. • Her personal history, the death of her mother, and her long and loving relationship with Fanny, her robotic nursemaid and governess • Her transformation into an augmented being, and learning that it is her destiny to become a Superlative. • Her training under the other Superlatives, and her ultimate test coming from somewhere frighteningly close to home Readers hear Catherine’s story from Catherine herself. While she may begin as a simple country girl with no idea of going to London to train in the ways of combating ultimate evil, it is a fate that she learns is inescapable. She also learns that power, attaining it as well as using it wisely, can have dire and unexpected consequences. “Sense and Super-Abilities” is the tale of one girl’s coming of age, and how she learns to do what is right, even if it is not what comes easily. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Requiem For a Coma written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Requiem For a Coma by Stephanie Willis • This story teaches that a state of despair is no manner in which to live. • Often, when someone has been in a coma, they come out with memories (more likely hallucinations), that seem so real they really appear to have happened. Coma patients frequently remember things so vividly they appear to be real memories. • This story imparts the healing power of a person who is simply “willing to care” for someone, even if it can cause them pain. • When we lose everything, we tend to gain nothing back without help and support of loved ones. • This book describes the many trials and tribulations that coma patients go through. One would consider this counterintuitive, being that one is considered “unconscious” when in a coma. I can testify personally, however, that when you are in a coma, you are not asleep. It’s a sort of dream sort of state. • Most of all, this story tries to convey the message not to give up the tough times for easier ones if it’s not right. Sometimes we must all bear seemingly unbearable pain. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Short Story Press Presents Swiveled Craving written by Short Story Press and published by Short Story Press. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Press Presents Swiveled Craving by Ruth Pettite Ruth Pettite’s “Swiveled Craving” takes you through yet another twisted and turned loop of events that only she can fathom and bring out to us. As we learn the multiple character storyline, pay close attention. Someone has a role in the story, somewhere. Revenge can be sweet for some. For others, it can be deadly. Jennifer McCain has dealt with more than her fair share of mishaps over time. Her wife’s ex, institutionalized for attempted murder, and seems to be the ultimate culprit yet unable to perform the crimes that she has been accused of. Her health has failed her miserably, but Jenny has insisted that Casey is out to get her still. But if Casey is locked away, how can Jenny even think it would be her? Could it be her wild imagination and things just happen to go wrong? Could someone else be copycatting Casey’s original plots? Does Jenny need help for her traumatic stress? The life of Casey, Danny, Jenny and Ava is one that has more turns than most soap operas on television, yet Ruth still keeps us in tune without jumping all over the place. Join Short Story Press and Ruth Pettite in the mysterious vengeance of “Swiveled Craving.” Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Download or read book Rosco Little Tomb of the Unworthy written by Jared Prophet and published by Peril Press. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peril Press, September 2011 TOMB of the UNWORTHY by Jared Prophet Author of “Idol Hands,” “The Malevolent Goldfish,” etc. What Horrible Secrets are locked in the Ancient Tomb below the Gleaming Spires of Titorus? Rosco Little would really rather not find out. Cargo Pilot Rosco Little is back, this time teaming up with sexy gun runner, Mitchell and her partner Madge. And everyone wants to capture or kill them. 17,000 words with an incredible cover by Rob Kelly.

Download or read book The Frontier Justice Tales of Judge Steele vol 5 written by Lon Williams and published by Peril Press. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peril Press presents: The Frontier Justice Tales of Judge Steele vol 5 by Lon Williams Western Action, March 1957 Judge Steele Story #27 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR by Lon Williams The case against Edward Slocum looked as airtight as Judge Steele could hope for—but somehow, he was worried. Slocum's lawyer was a real tricky-looking gent, and didn't seem at all disturbed by the fact that the prosecution had a signed confession from the accused. 5300 Words Western Action, May, 1957 A Judge Steele Story #28 THE MORTAL BLOW by Lon Williams The whole question was, could a man be charged with murdering another man who was but moments away from death? And consarn it, if he couldn’t, then as mean a scoundrel as Judge Steele had ever glared at in his court room would walk out free! Is it murder to deliver the death-blow to a man who’s dying? 5000 Words Western Action, September 1957 Judge Steele Story #30 DEATH’S SERENADE by Lon Williams What had happened to prosecuting, attorney Wade Claybrook, Judge Steele wanted to know. Why here this consarned lawyer, supposed to be on the side of justice, was doing his dangest to discredit his own best witness. How did you get to hang a murderer that way? 6000 Words Western Action, January 1958 Judge Steele #32 A YEAR AND A DAY by Lon Williams Judge Steele was ready to chew nails. Be-consarned, but if it turned out that this victim had died more than a year and a day after he'd been shot, then the monkey who shot him couldn't be tried for murder! 5100 Words Western Action, March 1958 Judge Steele story #33 POINT OF NO RETURN by Lon Williams The question was: if William Shore had been involved in a conspiracy to rob the stage coach - a robbery which resulted in murder - and had renounced the role, had he nonetheless changed his mind too late? 4900 Words