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The account of Ron Collins adventure between 2005 to 2015, werehe was falsely accused and set up by the police.
Rock & Roll, Steampunk, and Starflight Jump in, the water’s fine! In Collins Creek, Volume 2, you’ll find another memorable 10-pack of short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins—this time mixing, matching, and bending the constraints of science fiction and fantasy—all of which first appeared in Fiction River original anthology magazines. From the Grand Dangoolie to a prohibition demon to a genetically engineered Special Forces agent, the characters in these pages will take you on a collection of wild and unpredictable rides. What do they all have in common? That little spark of humanity that yearns for more answers than we have questions. Stories Include: The Grand Dangoolie Movie Boy and Music Girl The Robin Club A Steady Diet of Dragon The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane Rock of Ages A Demon from Hell Walks into a Speakeasy Playing God Fraternization Some of This Is True "One of short fiction's masters" Kristine Kathryn Rusch Hugo Award winning Author and Editor
Ten Stories: Together for the First Time Jump in, the water’s fine! In Collins Creek, Volume 1, you’ll find a surprising 10-pack of contemporary short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins, all of which first appeared in the Fiction River Anthology project. Bookended by the Derringer award-nominated “The White Game” and the spy-game thriller “The Spy Who Walked into the Cold,” you’ll find the currents of Collins Creek are filled with mystery and crime, romance and danger, and even a little baseball. The common factor connecting them all, though, is the powerful stream of hope you’ll find running through their pages. Stories Include: The White Game Us vs. Them Prospecting Day of the Party The Ten Days of Newtonmas The Year That Went into Extra Innings Bobo Hero #8 Look Safe The Spy Who Walked into the Cold "One of short fiction's masters" Kristine Kathryn Rusch Hugo Award winning Author and Editor
Dilettante: Tales of How a Small-Town Boy Became a Diplomat Managing U.S. Foreign Assistance By: Clifford H. Brown This book is a memoir of a small-town American kid who worked on farms, tugboats, railroads, ran away to sea for a year on an oceanographic vessel, finally finished college, won a fellowship to travel in Latin America for a year, went to law school, became a partner in a Beverly Hills law firm, and then gave up a lucrative career to join the U.S. Agency for International Development (“USAID”). It is filled with American country and laborer philosophy, served with a healthy dose of juvenility and plain, old fun. It will interest anyone thinking life in small-town America has become a dead end. Readers may be keen to read the second half of the stories, as and when they become available.
Bruce Medway is the target of a deadly conspiracy in “this darkly tangled thriller” by the CWA Gold Dagger Award–winning author of A Small Death in Lisbon (Kirkus Reviews). As a fixer, Bruce Medway makes his living doing things other people don’t want to do. And in the seedier corners of West Africa, there are plenty of tasks that need doing. For example, porn producer Fat Paul needs someone to deliver a video to the Ivory Coast, but the recipients will only trust a white man to make a drop. A Syrian millionaire wants Bruce to travel to Korhogo to fire someone on his payroll. And Martin Fall, head of security at a firm back home in England, needs a man to keep an eye on diamond hunte...
Jane Collins gave birth to twin boys. One died shortly after childbirth. The other had emotional challenges and lacked self-confidence. Dennis Collins had a difficult childhood. His father was an alcoholic and was physically abusive. His mother was passive and allowed the abuse to continue. She mourned for her dead son, Kevin. She lived in fear of her abusive husband. She had little time to nurture her son’s emotional needs. Dennis withdrew into a shell and into an imaginary world where his brother, Kevin lived. In his world, Kevin was the strong brother, the one that would protect him, the one that would stand up to his father. As the physical violence and emotional torture of his chil...
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