Trick or Trap: a Halloween urban fantasy
It is Halloween and demons are invading West Hollywood's Carnival. Also known as the Parade, it is the largest Halloween event in the world. The Bikini Girls, a team of bikini models and part-time crime fighters, are summoned to investigate and fight the demons. More spoof than spooky, the story is a treat with a few tricks and a fireworks show thrown in for an amusing Halloween read.
Trick or Trap can be downloaded as a free ebook from: Smashwords, Feedbooks, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, Diesel-ebooks, and Apple.ca U.S., U.K. All countries
Trick or Trap can be downloaded as a free ebook from: Smashwords, Feedbooks, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, Diesel-ebooks, and Apple.ca U.S., U.K. All countries
Healthy or Else
A speculative satire about the health care industries assuming dictatorial powers in a recognizable near future society. The trends are in play; the future may not be as far away as you think...
Healthy or Else can be downloaded as a free ebook from the ebookstores and free ebook sites below:
Smashwords, Manybooks, Memoware, Barnes and Noble, Feedbooks, Sony, Diesel-ebooks, Kobo, WHSmith, Bookworld, Whitcoulls, and Apple.ca U.S., U.K. All countries
Note: memoware.com's download is a fully formatted .pdb not available from other web sites.
Healthy or Else can be downloaded as a free ebook from the ebookstores and free ebook sites below:
Smashwords, Manybooks, Memoware, Barnes and Noble, Feedbooks, Sony, Diesel-ebooks, Kobo, WHSmith, Bookworld, Whitcoulls, and Apple.ca U.S., U.K. All countries
Note: memoware.com's download is a fully formatted .pdb not available from other web sites.
Healthy or Else and Other Stories
This is a new edition of Healthy or Else with the addition of three flash fiction stories:
"Saving Paradise," a sci-fi flash
"Flowers from the Stars," is sort of a retro sci-fi flash story
"The Last Leaf," could be called sci-fi but in terms of genre is magic realism
This edition is available exclusively as a free ebook from bibliotastic.com
This is a new edition of Healthy or Else with the addition of three flash fiction stories:
"Saving Paradise," a sci-fi flash
"Flowers from the Stars," is sort of a retro sci-fi flash story
"The Last Leaf," could be called sci-fi but in terms of genre is magic realism
This edition is available exclusively as a free ebook from bibliotastic.com
Healthy or Else excerpt
Zack feels his transportation card vibrating in his pocket, and walks carefully through the crowded bus, as it pulls into his stop. He steps out of the bus and glances up the hill, unaware of vague feelings of dissent. His house is near the top of the hill, the bus goes right past it and there is a stop half a block from his front door, but government regulations decree that every citizen must walk a minimum of ten blocks every day. Like everyone else, his transportation card is programmed to notify him to get off the bus four blocks from home; failure to comply is transmitted automatically and results in the issuance of a substantial fine. He no longer owns a car; the fees for driving in Vancouver are prohibitively expensive.
He feels a chill wind blowing off the inlet, zips up his coat, and looks up at a threatening November sky. At least it’s not raining yet. The bus pulls back onto the road and drives up the hill. He starts trudging uphill after it. It is a steep grade, and he is getting to the age where he feels the effort. It starts to drizzle and is raining hard by the time he turns into his abandoned driveway. Zack sees his six-year-old daughter sitting on the steps, looking up at the front door. Why is Ashley outside in this rotten weather?
He walks up the stairs, and doesn't need to see his daughter’s face to know she is crying. He instinctively picks her up. She burrows into his arms. “What’s wrong, Ashley?”
“When is Mommy coming home Daddy?”
“She should be home anytime, Pumpkin.” He says in a soothing voice. Ashley is trembling, he can literally feel how upset and scared she is. Where is Zoë? She should have been home hours ago. His wife is always home by 3:00, so she will be there when Ashley gets home from school. It is almost 6:30. “Have you been sitting on the steps since you got home from school?”
“Yes; Daddy. It was a long time.” She says, choking back her tears.
“Did Mrs. Rodgers walk you home?”
“Yes; Daddy.” Ashley has her head buried in his arms and he can't see her face, but she has stopped trembling, at least.
Zack fumbles in his pocket for his magnetic key wondering what could have happened to his wife.
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Zack feels his transportation card vibrating in his pocket, and walks carefully through the crowded bus, as it pulls into his stop. He steps out of the bus and glances up the hill, unaware of vague feelings of dissent. His house is near the top of the hill, the bus goes right past it and there is a stop half a block from his front door, but government regulations decree that every citizen must walk a minimum of ten blocks every day. Like everyone else, his transportation card is programmed to notify him to get off the bus four blocks from home; failure to comply is transmitted automatically and results in the issuance of a substantial fine. He no longer owns a car; the fees for driving in Vancouver are prohibitively expensive.
He feels a chill wind blowing off the inlet, zips up his coat, and looks up at a threatening November sky. At least it’s not raining yet. The bus pulls back onto the road and drives up the hill. He starts trudging uphill after it. It is a steep grade, and he is getting to the age where he feels the effort. It starts to drizzle and is raining hard by the time he turns into his abandoned driveway. Zack sees his six-year-old daughter sitting on the steps, looking up at the front door. Why is Ashley outside in this rotten weather?
He walks up the stairs, and doesn't need to see his daughter’s face to know she is crying. He instinctively picks her up. She burrows into his arms. “What’s wrong, Ashley?”
“When is Mommy coming home Daddy?”
“She should be home anytime, Pumpkin.” He says in a soothing voice. Ashley is trembling, he can literally feel how upset and scared she is. Where is Zoë? She should have been home hours ago. His wife is always home by 3:00, so she will be there when Ashley gets home from school. It is almost 6:30. “Have you been sitting on the steps since you got home from school?”
“Yes; Daddy. It was a long time.” She says, choking back her tears.
“Did Mrs. Rodgers walk you home?”
“Yes; Daddy.” Ashley has her head buried in his arms and he can't see her face, but she has stopped trembling, at least.
Zack fumbles in his pocket for his magnetic key wondering what could have happened to his wife.
