David Michael: 70 books

Join the journey into Book of Strangers vol. 2 and enjoy expressions of people, places, and still life. Prolific in composition with Robust Lines, and bold colors these compositions are sure to please the contemporary art lover in all of you. From a Luthier - master of the craft to a walk In November...

Excited for summer, Stevie Buckbee is headed home to the family ranch to be with her father, her brother Blake, and her horses. With Jack Rabbit, her first horse all her own, she plans to compete in every barrel race competition in five states. When she gets to the ranch, though, it doesn’t...

Drunk on mojitos, high on love, and smelling of sex just consummated on the beach, Myra Acevedo went swimming for the last time. When she came out of the clear water of the Yucatan peninsula, she was no longer just Myra. She had become the end of the world. A story of Noah's Ark in the modern day. In reverse.

In 1718, in an England that might have been, the law found Rosalind Bainbridge guilty of witchcraft. In lieu of execution, she became Private Bainbridge of the 101st Pistoleers... A Gunwitch of the King's Coven. Twenty-four years later, dishonorably discharged and working as a scout...

Kenneth is the best gatherer among the survivors. Only a few can gather Strings, the floating, Frayed remnants of what was once the edible vegetation of the world. Which is why there are a lot fewer people now than Kenneth remembers when he was younger. He might be only ten, but even Kenneth knows...

When his zipabout malfunctions, Rala makes a forced landing in Sally's backyard. Sally thinks Rala talks funny, but she wants to help. Rala is more worried about Sally's mother. Because even on this backward planet, children don't get left completely unsupervised. (1300-word short story)

Four linked stories of Hell, and Life, and Life in Hell. "Summer Breeze" - The demon Gykamjarott, who likes to be called Jike, decides he needs a change. "Inferno" - Undead hellcat Canto gets a night out on campus of lust and gluttony and the other deadly sins. "Sweet Tooth" - Donut baker Ted Millet,...

The White Hot Hemisphere Community Theater Company's production of Hamlet is the first since the cataclysm. It will be the last before the end of the world.

People with fairy blood in their veins should be careful when saying, "I wish..." Faye Woods, 11, thinks that would have been good to know *before* she wished she didn't have a brother--and knowing she was part-fairy might have been useful information too. Faye and her little...

Make a wish. Brace for impact. Find a vein and take a hit of the new--and highly illegal--wonder drug with the street name "Effie Two-Five", and your dreams will come true. You can be faster. Stronger. Anything you want to be--even a porno superhero. But be careful. Effie two-five has a serious learning curve. And you should have a lot of munchies handy. (8300 word short story).

Corporal Jonathan Nathan "Drooz" Andrews opens his eyes--and immediately wishes he hadn't done that. He's not sure what he signed up for, but it looks like the "future of modern warfare" has caught up with him. And he already knows he isn't going to like it. (3600-word short story)

Gods are at war. Dragons attack TV stations and winged gargoyles do battle with steam-powered behemoths. Gaia the Earth Mother and the woman called Blue lead the Weirdlings in their struggle against the Tyrant and his Compatriots, while the man who calls himself the Traveler walks through the chaos looking for The Door to the Sky.

The house next door has been sold and the new neighbors are moving in. Do you think they're religious? They seem to have a lot of kids. Do you think they're hiding something? They look ethnic. Do you think they might be worth robbing? Obviously, they can't be *monkeys*... (5500-word short story)

She's the girl you meet every year for the first time. She has red-gold hair, sky-blue eyes, and just a splash of freckles across her cheeks. She's as young as you are, or as old. She dances in the rain and splashes in the puddles. She jumps in the leaves and spins with the wind. She steps out of the fog to smile at you, then disappears before you can ask her name... (5400-word short story)