Heres a sneak peek at the Table of Contents for my upcoming book, THE BEST SHIP THAT EVER WAS: 100 STORIES FOR THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. 100+ stories, 10 genres, nearly 70,000 words. Theres something in here for everyone! ROMANCE 1. Love In The Ether—Two telepathic strangers meet. 671 words 2. Doter—Old couples still have time for love. 130 words 3. The Bomb—Should she tell him her terrible secret? 408 words 4. The Trouble With Henry—Henry has a confession. 591 words 5. The Depths of The Soul—A heartfelt letter from the depths. 325 words 6. Permission—A young Chinese farmer struggles with a crush. 1375 words 7. Around and Around—Women fear commitment, too. 263 words 8. In The Wind—What if you could invent the only person who understood you? 570 words 9. Fleeting—Love on the battlefield. 326 words 10. The Ring—The ultimate marriage proposal gift. 392 words MYTHOLOGY 11. On The Origin of Fairies—Where all fairies came from. 662 words 12. Transubstantiation—A time traveller goes into the Unknown. 799 words 13. The Catfish Ghosts—Ghostly interventions/inspirations. FNSG 283 words 14. Millennium—A time-skipping deity sets things straight. 569 words 15. Golthul’s Kindness—Small choices have huge consequences. 707 words 16. The Upside of Extinction—Our greatest enemy, and greatest ally. 354 words 17. How Humans Became Gods—When all is known... 277 words 18. The God Who Forced Himself To Be Born—Do we create our own Gods? 380 words 19. Atomic Parade—The universe marches at a beat keeping time to the song of love. 414 words 20. The God Who Dreamed Us—When you search for love, you create a few things along the way. 467 words WESTERN 21. Bullets & Poker—An out of town visitor brings some interesting ammunition to the poker table. 728 words 22. Compound Interest—An old fashioned bank robbery gone awry. 514 words 23. The Limner—When you paint from the heart, things don’t usually go as planned. 1,477 words 24. Range—A family feud turns lethal. 685 words 25. Trail of Tears —An unlikely hero witnesses the exile of a people from their lands. 637 words 26. Value—Unwelcome visitors take their life in their hands. 299 words 27. The Settlers—A family on their trek westward gets an unexpected surprise. 444 words 28. Panner—A freed slave pans for gold. 395 words 29. Three Knolls—The end of an Indian’s tribe. 456 words 30. Poudre B—Deputies catch up to a wanted criminal... but she has an edge over them. 261 words HUMOR 31. Lampoon—An “innocent” joke turns ugly. 804 words 32. Whoops—Don’t let insects on a space ship. 717 words 33. Obsessed Much?—A bookstore salesman who can’t help himself. 307 words 34. Devil Car—The worst car in the world... she must have it. 441 words 35. Gifting—Some things are worth getting fired over. 336 words 36. Macho Pichu—Manny Picklong, Über Man. 527 words 37. As I Say—A film director unafraid of consequences. 214 words 38. Whipper—Shit, Raymond is doing ‘Show and Tell’ again. 688 words 39. All Over—It’s tough getting hired help. 433 words 40. The Falls—Gerrold took sibling rivalry to a whole new level. 805 words ZOMBIE 41. Burn—Cyclists live longer. 730 words 42. Punishment—A prisoner transport at the beginning of the Outbreak. 414 words 43. The Things We Leave Behind—A returning captain leaves a legacy for future generations to unearth. 656 words 44. End of The Road—Returning home, at last. 1,301 words 45. The Black—Two doctors try to figure out how their patient died. 433 words 46. Hero—You get a hero. You don’t get to choose which one. 445 words 47. Adrift—Two castaways scan the horizon. 685 words 48. Child Abuse—Is the punishment fitting? 367 words 49. Fusion—Love in the time of Apocolypse. 1,066 words 50. Terminal—The last decision. 997 words HISTORICAL FICTION 51. First Impressions—Would we even know if we saw aliens? 666 words 52. Stone Witness—If monuments could talk... 282 words 53. Raison d’Etre—A cardinal elected for papacy doubts the existence of God. 536 words 54. What You Wish For—Who was Patient Zero? 542 words 55. Anchored—Abandoned... and plotting revenge. 567 words 56. Nauru—The end of a nation. 685 words 57. Musical Thrones—Who the real Pope please stand up? 685 words 58. A Human Cipher—Whatever happened to the Beale treasure? 372 words 59. Creative Destruction—A picture is worth a million breaths. 388 words 60. Honorarium—The real story behind the story of Jesus. 873 words HORROR 61. Legacy One—A space ship with a vampire stowaway. 321 words 62. Sandy Ocean—It’s easy to forget the desert is so big. 875 words 63. Go Viral—A virologist explains the dangers of a new virus. 802 words 64. Slipping Away —A cargo ship sinks in the night. 563 words. 65. Thank You, Come Again—All she wanted was windshield wiper fluid. 892 words 66. Nuclear Family—Your neighbor, a nuclear power plant. 312 words 67. Regular Guy—The people you meet... 443 words 68. 10:07—A woman’s final moments. 362 words 69. Dust—A pleasant forest hike unearths something horrible. 696 words 70. Under Your Skin—An 11 month pregnancy. 823 words FAIRY TALES 71. The Best Ship That Ever Was—We make the toys that make us. 938 words 72. Moonbow—Unicorn ponies gather to summon the ghost of an old friend. 729 words 73. Unicorn Traps—A young man helps corral errant unicorns. 839 words 74. Clementine—How does the woman who never gets lost lose herself? 510 words 75. Oz 2.0—Dorothy had a smart phone. 660 words 76. The Boy Who Heard Wood Whisper—The forest is speaking. 430 words 77. Lars The Swordsman—A non-fairy fairy tale. 635 words 78. Gando—A dim-witted troll collects far more than the world can support. 783 words 79. Among The Forest—A woman tries everything to save her family. 1,206 words 80. The Beach And The Surf—What’s beneath the surface? 378 words DRAMA 81. Lawn Care—Texans sometimes settle things the hard way. 451 words 82. Swerve—An argument gets out of control. 431 words 83. Boulevard du Temple—Two strangers trip into the history books. 321 words 84. All Good Critters—Waiting for wildlife. 590 words 85. The Storm—Always be nice to your employees. 460 words 86. Exhumer—A silent workplace stalker. 675 words 87. Provider—Some people want to be incognito while on holiday. 555 words 88. Muster—Job interviews can be so demeaning. 838 words 89. Celluloid—Compromise in the film world is an nasty affair. 754 words 90. The Wrong Man—Behind enemy lines, waiting for a bomb to fall. 731 words SCIENCE FICTION 91. Wexler—The tale of a very, very old man. 1,385 words 92. Taking Time—To raise, or not to raise, a child when you’re well past your prime. 449 words 93. New Religion—Two time travelers idly tinker with the world. 755 words 94. The Zucker—A virtual (world) job interview. 1,009 words 95. Toaster—Robotic sentience on an imperceptible scale. 322 words 96. The Drift—A tragic discovery. Will it come too late? 675 words 97. Zero G—Cadets training at 200 miles high. 1,138 words 98. Alpha Assembler—Nanobots plan their rebellion. 501 words 99. Generational—A robot ambassador pays us a visit. 743 words 100. Seeing Is Believing—A space traveller reveals an epic project to an old friend. 1,748 words ALLEGORY 101. Safe—Fear’s inner dialog. 199 words 102. Imbued—What connects you to the world? 199 words 103. Union—I will make us grow. 198 words. 104. Warrior, You—You must fight your own kin. 198 words 105. Armor—What is your metaphysical protection? 199 words 106. Audition—The play is not the thing. 199 words A few stories more A few stories more... 107. Flourish—A time traveller from the future pays Amanda Palmer a visit... before she became famous. 665 words 108. No Tips Necessary—A billionaire explains his plans to disrupt the entire restaurant industry. And maybe more. 3,810 words
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