"Padman made me smile, chuckle, laugh out loud, cry and all the emotions in between..." --Diana Stroud, Amazon.comIn this collection of personal essays, Mark Elswick offers humorous episodes about being a man and father. Whether it's his daughter sending him to the store to buy those... well, things that transforms him into "Padman"; his realization that at forty-two, he is slowly turning into an old man; or his reaction to his middle school aged daughter dating a ...

It's nearly time I do the correct manly-man thing and get a manly-man check up. The story begins by explaining this all-too-common problem in men but quickly shifts gears into comedic "horror." (tongue in cheek) I reflect upon a time that I once had this type of exam. You see, twenty years ago, my best friend "forced" me to go out drinking and "kept" me out way too late. A few hours of sleep later, and I woke up five hours late for a job for that I had just started a week earlier. Since I ...

Men realize, not one aspect of the Red Storm is a laughing matter-period! For some reason, females find guys aimlessly wandering those feminine-hygiene aisles funny. They simply do not understand the pain that we men go through, as detailed in this true and comical story, when forced into those situations. . . . until now!

Mark Elswick, author of the side-splitting Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying...Those and other tales, begins his quest to dominate the eBook world."Faith" is an extremely suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat short story.When an elderly neighbor calls 911 because she sees flames shooting from the Scott house, the story begins dripping with adrenaline and anticipation.But, did she notice too late?Danni (mom) and Pammy (18-mo. old sister) escape. Unfortunately, 6 y/o Ty is...

This book is about my life experience with the supernatural that happened to me from childhood threw now, my adulthood. The reason I wrote this book is to share experiences with other ordinary people who also encounter similar occurence

The year is 1841 and Grayson Sherbrooke, a popular author of gothic paranormal mysteries, lives on the coast of Northern England with his 4-year-old-son, Pip. He's asked by a neighboring little girl, P.C., to come to Wolffe Hall because something terrible is threatening her and her mother. She's come to Grayson because she's confused him with his fictional hero, Thomas Straithmore, who overcomes all obstacles and always triumphs over otherworldly evil. Thus, to her mind, Thomas is the only...

"JOE" - One young child's story of sexual abuse.Of the several million species that inhabits planet Earth, none is more abusive to its offspring than Homo sapiens – Man.A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds in the USA alone.Millions of children are abused every day somewhere in the world, both physically and sexually. No country or nationality is exempt, though some are worse than others.Incestuous abuse accounts for some one-third of reported fem...

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....A powerful short tale. Based on a true story.

Amber Portwood is famous for her shocking behavior on the MTV reality shows 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom. But the wild outbursts, drug abuse, suicide attempts and jail stints are only part of the story. Never Too Late is a brutally honest account of how the sarcastic teen from Indiana nearly lost everything to depression and addiction, and found herself just in time to change her life.

This book is about picking winning numbers.Have you heard about people winning one form of lotto multiple times?How can people be lucky like that?This book uses a number choosing strategy that is easy to use and understand.If you are looking for a different approach then try this one!

Although written in first person, this fourth volume of Haunted is a recounting of ghostly encounters from several of my friends. As with the other volumes, all stories are believed to be 100% true. Each story teller has been carefully questioned about any and all details pertaining to the story they had to tell. Unlike the other three volumes, there are no sweet little blue girls, or protective entities to be found among these frightening tales of diabolical occurrences. This is an adult ...

When a boy is given a box by an angel who asks him to care for it, the task shapes his entire life.Originally published in DRAGONS AND DREAMS (edited by Jane Yolen) this is one of Bruce Coville's personal favorites among all his stories.