There are hundreds of books telling you how to run. This isn't one of them. This books is about the troubles that lurk on the trail. Ghosts, goblins, ancient gods, criminals, aliens, and creatures of the night are out there waiting for the unwary to run straight to them. You need to be fast enough to run out of trouble even faster than you ran into it. Lace up your shoes and be careful. There's no telling what you might step in.

Darkness is a journey and a destination, it is the madness inside the soul fighting for control and it is the dark at the bottom of the stairs. Some seek darkness like moths drawn to the flame and some are captured by the darkness, caught unaware.. Contained herein are twenty-five stores, some about the seeker and some about the sought. Sometimes, but rarely, humor and happiness are revealed once darkness is confronted, but most often darkness hides terrors from within or perils from the m...

Is humanity threatened by advances in technoloty, by artifical intelligence. Here are two dozen tales about what can go right - and what can go wrong. This anthology explores the perils of dealing with advancing technology. It includes stories by Shebat Legion, Ann Wuehler, Carol McConnell, Charlotte Henley Babb, L. J. Stecher, Jr., Rie Sheridan Rose, Rose Stickman, J. R. Rice, David Lawrence Morris, Judy Lupton Mowdy, Richard Wilson, David Massengill, J. L Royce, David Robichaud, Chris Ad...

We've all read stories and novels about feral children. Children raised in the wilds by lions, tigers, bears, apes, and whatever beast mama was wandering about looking for a child. The stories have always had a place on our bookshelves. Plutarch wrote about Romulus and Remus about two thousand years ago. Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book was written in the 1800s. Tarzan, the jungle lord, is an important part of our culture. Feral children hold a special fascination for those o...

On a primitive world where adults can morph into the totem animal of their tribes, a young fox born girl must complete the initiation rite into adulthood and lead her ritemates and Fox Clan in a war against the wolf tribe, the Wolfen. She and her twin sister form an uneasy alliance with the uninitiated children of other clans seeking a way to complete the initiation rite and save their younger siblings and their way of life. Forced into an unexpected role as the leader of the ragtag team o...

A world at war. Sunday battles the devil.Based on the great New York City revival, this spirited narration captures the campaign of evangelist Billy Sunday for the soul of a nation. Murder, intrigue, and kidnapping energize opposition. God's grace triumphs as one-hundred thousand hit the sawdust trail.

This American feral child story is a folk tale. During the settlement of the American West, a young boy falls from a wagon and is swept away in a flood. He is rescued and raised by beavers. He learns their ways, but his human nature can't be overcome and he becomes their leader and protector, eventually saving not only the saving the beaver colony, but several American settlers as well. He lives in both worlds, using his skills to protect and advance them both

Strong Spirits is Robert Allen Lupton's third collection of fantasy, science fiction, and adventure stories. Like always, tempered with wit and humor. This one includes a couple western tales and most of the stories feature strong female protagonists. Journey from the high deserts of New Mexico and from the waving wheat in Oklahoma to fairy lands and to stone castles guarding rocky coastlines. Meet swordsmen and brew masters, djinns and sheriffs, talking fish and the devil. and finally wre...

Tales about the trouble with time travel from twenty-two talented authors from around the world, Campbell Blaine, Alyson Faye, Shebat Legion, Carol McConnell, Kelly Piner, Chris L. Adams, Rose Strickman, EV Emmons, Robert Allen Lupton, Rie Sheridan Rose, David Lawrence Morris, Tim Pulo, RJ Meldrum, Gilbert M. Stack, Caroline Ashley, Ginger Strivelli, Lawrence Dagstine, Gargi Mehra, Christopher Blinn, Steven Streeter, Martin Klubeck, and Ann Tjelmeland.The trouble with time, especia...

Ssarok, a violent warlord, conquered his own planet, Vexria, a world where might makes right. He was bored after becoming the ruler and literally seeking a new world to conquer, he traveled to Earth, a planet previously visited by one of his ancestors, who'd returned with a a copy of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." Ssarok, fascinated with the Bard, looked forward to thigh adventure on Earth, however the world had changed since the days of Shakespeare. Instead of Lords and Ladi...

IN RESTLESS DREAMS is Robert's seventh short story collection, and as always , is a mixture of of horror, fantasy, and mystery, with a strong touch of humor and sarcasm thrown in to sweeten the pot. Stories from beyond the farthest star to the American Southwest. Gods and Goddesses, good and evil, fight to save themselves and humanity. Trolls, elves, fairies, and human children strive for supremacy. Fairy tales, alien invasions, and holiday stories.

This collection of horror, science fiction, fantasy, myths, and fairy tales even contains a parable or two. It includes the Five Star rated short story, Best Lain Plans. Herein there be dragons, pirates, mind thieves, elves and vampires in outer space. Heroes abound, including Thai swordsmen and superpowered humans. In these pages are a murderous or tow, a scorned princess, a planet where the forest can protect itself, and a junkyard where the old automobile parts have new...