A dying wish and a mysterious manuscript bring to light a heart-rending tale of one soldier’s undying commitment to pay a debt owed, transcending both ideology and racial divide, leading to the ultimate price paid.“Michael Ringering weaves a beautifully layered story, against the most extreme of circumstances, reminding us that what we share will always be more powerful than contemporary forces that would seek to divide. A Debt of War is truly a m...

> GOLD MEDAL WINNER: Nautilus Book Awards 2023 - Fiction (Small Press)> BRONZE MEDAL WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 2023 - Fiction - LiteraryBobby Lee Darrow has always been consumed with self and finding the easy way out in life. Now, fresh off a court hearing in which he’s sentenced to community service, he reluctantly reports to an assisted living facility in his hometown of Talladega, Alabama.He...

Jack Rose, a Major League Baseball star, has a chance meeting with an old high school friend. When this leads to an unexpected funeral, where he’s forced to relive a disturbing childhood memory, his perspective on life, and on the man he’s become, changes forever.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a short story that, at just about 11,368 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Wher...

A man waiting for his train to depart meets an elderly woman waiting for hers to arrive. These two strangers share an impossible moment in time—a blessing—one the young man will never forget.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,500 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Six Bits.

A young boy’s life is changed forever by a rock, a cat, and a second chance.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,200 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, Six Bits.

In the spring of 1933, a young girl experiences life beyond her small Mississippi farm, and learns an important life lesson that she’ll someday pass on to her own children.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 5,000 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, A Debt of War.

A man waiting out his final days recounts a story to his grandchild, of a face in the window of a train that passed through his father’s station when he was a boy—in unconscionable times.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a quick short story that, at just about 4,000 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You’ll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author’s novel, A Debt of War.

With only a mysterious telegram, improbable email, and antique newspaper as his guides, Jack London Clarke is thrust into an epic, unsuspecting journey of redemption and self-discovery.Three days before Christmas, Jack issues a stunning ultimatum to his wife following a damaging confrontation over his suspected infidelity. As he prepares to flee his suburban Chicago home, a knock upon the front door delivers a most unlikely character, one who sets Jack’s p...

It’s three days before Christmas and Jack London Clarke has just issued a stunning ultimatum to his wife, following a damaging confrontation regarding his suspected infidelity. As Jack prepares to flee his suburban Chicago estate, a knock upon the front door delivers a most unlikely character who sets in motion Jack’s personal life to spinning out of control.  Consumed by entitlement, excess and temptation, Jack has grown ignorant to his own moral decay and...

Mysterious dinner invitations, the usual summons servings, and an unexpected employment opportunity might possibly be more than even Parody Hope Barry can handle. Which is too bad because the employment, while unusual, has the potential for big bucks... okay, enough to pay another bill. But still, how can she turn it down? She's in demand, she's loved, she's making money, and she's in trouble!Even with help from her handsome neighbor, John Smith, somehow things go from bad to worse...

Discover a more lighthearted side of the funeral industry in this collection of real-life stories from the authors of Mortuary Confidential.Not knowing what to do, I sat on the church steps and waited. As the gravity of my failure began to well up in me, I began to cry . . . I Had Lost The Hearse!Funerals and the all the things that accompany them are traditionally somber, contemplative events in which the bereaved look to their undertaker...

The next call you take could be your last in this terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen King—now featuring a stunning vintage cover!On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and graphic artist Clayton Riddell is visiting Boston, having just landed a deal that might finally enable him to make art instead of teaching it. But all those good feelings about the future c...