Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill SubsCarefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of business. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.Story Summary ListThe Pool: A good-willed apartment complex owner deals with ever-com...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - February 2022First Gold: A graphic designer is called out when he wins a design prize for an advertisement he plagiarized.Poll Watching: In a future where everyone is required to vote, and public political discussion is forbidden, election results turn deadly.We Don't Do Faux: A mother steals a cure from her medical employer to save her sick ...

Post-Apocalyptic TP Blues is the tale of a not particularly likeable fellow named Norman Joyner. A doomcryer from birth- Norman gets his wish when 94% of the population dies of the flu. When the dust clears- Norman has a plan to rule what remains of America- one little white square of TP at a time.

Shorty has a secret, a friend dies but who killed him? Will Shorty's career at WSU survive another year or will he finally fulfill his dream. Does any one have a private life in America?

This is the story of a hobo that has been traveling the country via hopping box cars for the last thirty-five years. The story is the contrast in lifestyles between himself and yourself. You will find yourself being full of envy as you ride the rails with him. Follow him and his companion through their free spirited journeys.

Toronto in the twenty-first century: At night, a beacon on a lonely ancient lake, a drainage pond from the last ice age. In the daytime, a bulwark of glass, glinting in the radiant sun. Joe, Mary, and her cat, Sam, sit in a lakeside condo, trapped by a crazed, mysterious sniper. What has become of their lives? What has become of their city? What has become of their century? As the situation begins to unravel, Mary finds herself wondering, “What would Margaret Atwood do?”

New York Times Bestseller"The beauty of The Hour I First Believed, a soaring novel as amazingly graceful as the classic hymn that provides the title, is that Lamb never loses sight of the spark of human resilience. . . . Lamb’s wonderful novel offers us the promise and power of hope.”—Miami HeraldThe profound and compelling story of a personal quest for meaning and faith, this gripping work of psychologica...

Fiendish suspense. Shocking twists.Twelve diabolical tales.New York Times bestselling author and highly acclaimed storyteller Jeffery Deaver-the undisputed "grand master of the plot twist" (Booklist)-returns with a dazzling new collection of short stories. In these twelve electrifying tales (including six written just for this anthology) Deaver proves once again his genius for the unexpected-in his world, appearances are always deceiving.A devoted h...

The perfect Mother's Day gift: A collection of witty one-line advice New Yorker writer Patricia Marx heard from her mother, accompanied by full-color illustrations by New Yorker staff cartoonist Roz Chast.Every mother knows best, but New Yorker writer Patty Marx's knows better. Patty has never been able to shake her mother's one-line witticisms from her brain, so she's collected them into a book, accompanied by full color illustrations by...

The Adventures of Hope is a story about a dog and her love for her family. Hope is a very fierce and loyal dog who has taken it upon herself to be the protector of the children as they venture into the world full of unforeseen dangers; Hope is there to protect them and keep them safe, at all costs.

CHRISTIAN SUSPENSE SERIESShe hated lies. Telling the truth could kill him. When danger and love collide, can a compromise happen?Successful Wedding Planner Summer Heart promised herself that her last fiancé would be the final time she chose to place her love in the hands of a man with lies and secrets.She fled from any man who approached her without candid answers. But when she found her life saved by a dark handsome stranger who wasn’t too keen to ...

This book was written by me to talk about all of the hardships I had to face when the love of my life decided to just get up and walk away. It took everything away from me. This book talks about the journey I went on, the journey to find myself again.