> GOLD MEDAL WINNER: Nautilus Book Awards 2023 - Fiction (Small Press)> BRONZE MEDAL WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 2023 - Fiction - LiteraryBobby Lee Darrow has always been consumed with self and finding the easy way out in life. Now, fresh off a court hearing in which he’s sentenced to community service, he reluctantly reports to an assisted living facility in his hometown of Talladega, Alabama.He ...

Jack Rose, a Major League Baseball star, has a chance meeting with an old high school friend. When this leads to an unexpected funeral, where he’s forced to relive a disturbing childhood memory, his perspective on life, and on the man he’s become, changes forever.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a short story that, at just about 11,368 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Wher...

A man waiting for his train to depart meets an elderly woman waiting for hers to arrive. These two strangers share an impossible moment in time—a blessing—one the young man will never forget.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,500 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Six Bits. [DRM-Free]

A dying wish and a mysterious manuscript bring to light a heart-rending tale of one soldier’s undying commitment to pay a debt owed, transcending both ideology and racial divide, leading to the ultimate price paid.“Michael Ringering weaves a beautifully layered story, against the most extreme of circumstances, reminding us that what we share will always be more powerful than contemporary forces that would seek to divide. A Debt of War is truly a m...

With only a mysterious telegram, improbable email, and antique newspaper as his guides, Jack London Clarke is thrust into an epic, unsuspecting journey of redemption and self-discovery.Three days before Christmas, Jack issues a stunning ultimatum to his wife following a damaging confrontation over his suspected infidelity. As he prepares to flee his suburban Chicago home, a knock upon the front door delivers a most unlikely character, one who sets Jack’s p...

In the spring of 1933, a young girl experiences life beyond her small Mississippi farm, and learns an important life lesson that she’ll someday pass on to her own children.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,000 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, A Debt of War. [DRM-Free]

A man waiting out his final days recounts a story to his grandchild, of a face in the window of a train that passed through his father’s station when he was a boy—in unconscionable times.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 4,000 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, A Debt of War. [DRM-Free]

A young boy’s life is changed forever by a rock, a cat, and a second chance.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,200 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Six Bits.