Billy's mother dies during childbirth, but regardless of Billy's very apparent deformities, his Christian father accepts him as he is. He raises his son during the time of the arrival of the Newcomers from another world, and in a new world without electricity. With society struggling to accept the evolutionary setback of more than 150 years, slowly but surely strange things begin to happen on the farm. And with others who will become a part of his life later on.

With the continuing decline of society where both parents are required to be employed to make the household budget stable, all the more important it becomes that we as parents do the very best we can in the educational raising of our children. For regardless what we may think, they are the mirrored images of us, and of our future, but only if we do a good job. This is a simple compilation to assist young parents as they get started. (Or scare those in contemplation away from it!)

How do you keep yourself occupied when even in old age, you're spry and healthy? Adrian finds out the hard way when the family decides to move, without him! Now living in a retirement home, he finds ways to busy himself, and discovers that his help is not wanted.

Tommy is born, and starts his life with his brothers and sisters, and not to forget his fearless mother protecting her young. Soon he is kidnapped and brought to his new home, where an older cat which already lives there and the peoples faithful dog help him with the problems of growing up to be himself a fearless Tomcat.

Have you ever sat in the waiting room by the Doctor and simply observed all the others? This is a short insiders view of waiting rooms here in Germany.

Aggression tends to breed more Aggression. So when the company's chemist Samuel doesn't fit in with his colleagues at the company, the bullying starts. It gets worse by the day, till an idea gets into his head. Samuel has a form of revenge that nobody could even begin to imagine. Till one day, as the bullying and his revenge simply goes just a little too far. And creates a headache of a problem for the Police force.

A short story for the lunch time break about how when too much religion can turn a person the other way. And others that take advantage of the situation for their own benefit.

Where did all our youthful years go? It seems like only yesterday that we were young and full of energy, and now we are careening into old age like slipping on ice and unable to stop. So how is it when our bodies suddenly slip a gear, and we become old overnight, and what is in store for us as we continue to age?This is a comical look at how we suddenly age overnight and the journey that awaits us farther down the slippery road of "Old Age".

What if the illusion that we have about Vampires is truly a figment of our imagination, but in reality there are others here, castaways from a different planet who are similar? A flash story to enjoy during break time.

After Daniels photography business goes bust, his grandfather wishes to tell him something important, so he pays him a visit at the retirement home. The story his grandfather narrated sounds crazy, but will Daniel follow up on it to prove its falsity?

Steve's assignment to Iraq, instead of the Flight Academy, is boredom-ville. That is until his Radar Technician turns him on to a totally strange hobby to replace the day to day humdrum of being stuck in the dust bowl capital of Iraq. A new hobby that will forever change his life. And has consequences for those around him.

Another nine poems about life in general, Austria and of course other eclectic themes.