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FLUSH FICTION
88 Short-Short Stories You Can Read in a Single Sitting
Paperback, 288 pages, Portable Press, 2012

You’ll laugh! You’ll gasp! You’ll go places you’ve never been in this collection of crazy tales from the publisher that brought you Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. Humor, mystery, romance, horror, science fiction and more: whatever genre you’re into, you’ll find it in this handpicked collection of very short stories (all fewer than 1000 words).Click the cover to read more.

BEACONS OF TOMORROW
An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Second Collection
Paperback, 240 pages, Tyrannosaurus Press, 2008

An artist makes a devil’s bargain and must choose between the life he had and the life he always wanted. A genetically enhanced primate is forced to question his own humanity. A scientist’s experiment puts religious doctrine to the test. Enjoy these and 15 other stories that run the gamut of speculative fiction.

Contributors include Eric Pinder, Ray Veen, David Densely Thomas, Madeline Bay, Paul Lamb, C.S. Larson, Sheri Fresonke Harper, A. Christopher Drown, Terry Lindner, Kathryn Mattingly, Gary Sleeth, Danielle Parker, R. Gatwood, Susan Mattinson, Erik Goodwyn, T.J. Starbuck, F.R. Jameson, Kristi Peterson, and Nathan Schoonover. Edited by Bret Funk.

CYCLING’S GREATEST MISADVENTURES
Paperback, 254 pages, Casagrande Press, 2007

“Love the book; hate the title” sums up an excellent review of this anthology that appearered here. In these pages you’ll find 27 true stories, some terrifying, some comical, some contemplative, some downright bizarre. Both everyday riders and pros tell their stories of freak accidents, animals attacks, sabotage, idiotic decisions, eerie or unexplained incidents, and other calamaties. These stories bring to life the strange possibilities that await us once we step on the pedals of our road, mountain, or commuter bikes.

Authors include Eric Pinder, Heather Andersen, Luke Bauer, Amy Nevala, Greg Taylor and Dave Stamboulis. Edited by Erich Schweikher and Paul Diamond. Read more here.

MALICIOUS DEVIANCE
Paperback, 354 pages, Library of Horror Press, 2010

Bad people have stories too. Learn how socialites really acquire their power, discover the shocking truth about old St. Nick, and take a peek into hell in this collection of 25 tales or horror featuring unlikeable protagonists. Stories include “Taking Out the Trash,” “The Howling of the Wolves,” “Killing Klaus,”
and “Pied Piper.”

SOUL OF THE SKY
Exploring the Human Side of Weather
Paperback, 150 pages, Mount Washington Observatory, 1999
Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Soul of the Sky calls itself “a different type of weather book.” It’s not preoccupied with charting fronts, defining what an isobar is, or trying to get you to memorize the conversion formula from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit (you can find that here, along with some thoughts on which scale is better). Instead, it’s a collection that illustrates how the weather can both inspire and terrify, connect us and urge us on to new adventures, and invite us to gain a deeper appreciation of how weather and climate affect our everyday lives. Edited by Dave Thurlow and C. Ralph Adler. Illustrations by Paul M. Breeden.

Authors include Eric Pinder, Jan DeBlieu, Robert Henson, Diane Ackerman, Chet Raymo, Annie Dillard, David Laskin, Catherine Buni, Gretel Ehrlich and others. Includes an interview with Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm. Essays include “Unearthing the Sky,” “Aristotle’s Rainbow,” “Rage on a Grassy Ridge, “Within Mount Washington Clouds,” “A Memorable Easter Ice Storm,” and “Ice.”