One of young Barry's chores is to go outside and feed the horses, even if it's during a cold winter night. He is afraid of the dark recesses of the barn and what may lurk inside, and one night his fears become a reality.

Prepare to be intrigued, terrified, and delighted by the fifteen imaginative short stories contained in this collection, comprising works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, slice of life, and a bit of the absurd.Electronic Telepathy – a police forensics android investigates a mysterious murder, but uncovers aspects of himself he never knew existed...and which threatens his very existence.Ode de la Lune – an orchestral co...

A burned-out high school English teacher confronts his purpose as a mentor after reading the work of a troubled student.

"See those little circles there? Those are portals to another dimension."After this wild declaration, 14-year-old Max's Weird Uncle Bob disappears. Then the teen receives strange messages over his electronic devices. He believes they are from his uncle, who has traveled beyond the boundaries of our known universe—a plane of existence that Max intends to visit."The Portals" begins this eclectic collection of short fiction with a mixture of genres including science fiction, h...

Jerry Frekins, a renowned conductor, has composed his opus, a symphony called Ode de la Lune. During its grand opening, his orchestra plays to a packed house, but as Jerry is conducting, a terrifying condition he has kept under control surfaces and he struggles to contain it through to the end of the performance, otherwise he and the audience will face deadly consequences.

KL-124, or Kal to his teammates, is a forensics android assigned to a CSI unit of the police force. When a politician is murdered inside a locked room, Kal investigates but find a surprising lack of clues. As he searches the city's surveillance database, he makes an unsettling discovery that connects to a glitch he's noticed within his own operating system that could have devastating consequences for him.

Detective Peale had dealt with Todd and Lori Harlin over the years, as their drinking often turned to violence toward one another. One night, Todd confesses to Peale that he has killed his wife, then weaves a tale about a mysterious substance he found in a warehouse and its horrific effects when exposed to flesh.Stephen Wise brings you this dark tale, a cross between a noirish detective thriller and body horror that will keep you turning the page.

With GIS technology increasingly available to a wider audience on devices from apps on smartphones to satnavs in cars, many people routinely use spatial data in a way which used to be the preserve of GIS specialists. However spatial data is stored and analyzed on a computer still tends to be described in academic texts and articles which require specialist knowledge or some training in computer science. Developed to introduce computer science literature to geography students, GIS F...

Detective Peale had dealt with Todd and Lori Harlin over the years, as their drinking often turned to violence toward one another. One night, Todd confesses to Peale that he has killed his wife, then weaves a tale about a mysterious substance he found in a warehouse and its horrific effects when exposed to flesh.Stephen Wise brings you this dark tale, a cross between a noirish detective thriller and body horror that will keep you turning the page.

An illustrated history of Civil War Charleston brought to life through firsthand accountsIn the predawn darkness of April 12, 1861, a mortar shell burst above Fort Sumter, igniting the Civil War and establishing Charleston's central role in America's defining struggle. The bombardment was just the beginning. Over the next four years, the city will suffer through numerous travails, including receiving nearly 46,000 shells into the city and its defenses during the Ci...

The rise of Islamic radicalism has led to heated discussions about how best to address the threat of religious terror. Disputes covering the right and wrong of war with Iraq, and the even bigger war on terrorism, continue to rage across America. But this is not the first argument of this nature-America was faced with a similar moral dilemma on the eve of World War II. Fascism was conquering Europe, and religious leaders across the nation vehemently debated how to confront Nazi Germany....

With GIS technology increasingly available to a wider audience on devices from apps on smartphones to satnavs in cars, many people routinely use spatial data in a way which used to be the preserve of GIS specialists. However spatial data is stored and analyzed on a computer still tends to be described in academic texts and articles which require specialist knowledge or some training in computer science. Developed to introduce computer science literature to geography students, GIS F...