~~This will not be one of those tales where the hero rises up from the depths to attain the pinnacle and through some duplicitous trick of fate loses everything. Reaching the bottom he pulls himself up by his bootstraps and reaches even higher heights. This won’t be some crazy adventure tale.Mostly the tale I have to tell is my own. So if you have reached this point and have decided to put these pages down……..well, you aren’t going to hurt my feelings none. I will understand. For yo...

When consequences begin to fade, reality itself starts to unravel.The Collapse of Consequence is a gripping and thought-provoking journey into a world where every action no longer carries its expected result. As the rules that once held society, morality, and existence together begin to break down, individuals are forced to confront a terrifying question: what happens when nothing truly matters anymore?Through intense storytelling and layered philosophical tension,...

Discover The Second Brain: AI and the Human Right to Intelligence, a groundbreaking audiobook by author and narrator G S Steele, published by Audiobook Publishing Services. In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of life, this thought-provoking work argues that access to AI should be a fundamental human right.As the divide between those who control advanced technology and those left behind grows, The ...

Jody Anders’ adoptive grandparents surprised her with a short one-day visit from New York and they can’t wait to meet Gregory, her wonderful new husband with whom she had eloped. Trouble is, she forgot to mention that he jilted her at the altar and is no longer in the picture. Now what to do? Turn to her hot, sexy neighbour Jake whom she knows very little about?

Unlucky thieves invade a house where Home Alone seems like a playground romp. An antique bookseller and a mob enforcer join forces to retrieve the Atlas of Hell. Postapocalyptic survivors cannot decide which is worse: demon women haunting the skies or maddened extremists patrolling the earth.In this chilling twenty-first-century companion to the cult classic Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror, Ellen Datlow again proves herself the most masterful editor of the ...

If reading most short story collections is like canoeing gently down a tranquil and picturesque river, then reading Spencer Gordon's Cosmo is like riding a jetski over Niagara Falls with Leonard Cohen whispering in your ear. You'll join Matthew McConaughey as he drives naked across the desert in a surreal dark night of the soul. You'll meet a young wrestling fan half-nelsoned by circumstances and a sister's best intentions. You'll hear a Miley Cyrus admirer defend his passion in a 3,000-wo...

"Once upon a time..." All the best stories begin that way. Once upon a time, Jack climbed a beanstalk. Cinderella did go to the ball. Once upon a time, his parents died. When your parents are killed in front of you on the one day of the year when all crime is legal, what do you do? You prepare for next year. You prepare for payback... - Specially commissioned by NBC Universal for the release of the film

When I hit my next door neighbor's house with a snowball, I knew I was in trouble. When my mom's friend stiffed me on my paper route collection, I was pissed. When my brother died, well . . . you can imagine. If you like Erma Bombeck, Andy Rooney or Chicken Soup for the Soul's heartfelt stories, I think you'll enjoy my stories. Come on in.

"It would be our duty, as citizens on this earthto document its end the best way we knowand if that means a second by second updateof the world going up in flames, or down in rain, or crushed under the feet of invading monstersso be it."-- Shivangi NarainNo one understands an apocalypse like the people who have experienced it. Mad Scientist Journal has brought together twenty-three tales of people who have seen the world end. These accounts range ...

Three in the morning. I was drunk. Nothing new there. I needed to pee, and found "Joe" in my lounge.Don't get me wrong. Joe's a nice guy. He just happens to come from Mars. So, we talked a while, had fish finger sandwiches, he asked a lot of stupid questions, and I'm still drunk.

Cara is never going to be told she's too weak again. It's why she's signed onto this nature-challenge camp and why she simply will not retreat from anything it throws at her. But does that include this electric connection with the chauvinist course leader?

A dark comedy short story about a man who adopts a stray cat that makes his life a living hell.