Memories of growing up on the West Island of Montreal during the 1950s and early 60''s are the subject of this aptly entitled collection of fourteen short stories. Sometimes hopelessly conventional and sometimes strangely surprising, each story is a remembrance by a now middle aged man who realizes that his future may now reside mainly in his past. Whether looking back on his first girlfriend, some of his school day adventures, or his relationship with the Almighty, Parts of A Past is a whimsical retelling of events that most will recognize, if not revere as being similar to their own.
Memories of growing up on the West Island of Montreal during the 1950s and early 60''s are the subject of this aptly entitled collection of fourteen s...
Paul Waite is a hopelessly middle aged man with two sons, a heart condition and a conventional disposition. He unexpectedly loses his wife of 20 years to a traffic accident. Gone and Back follows Mr. Waite as he makes his farewell to her. In finalizing her affairs after she is gone, Paul comes across a startling discovery, a clue to a mystery regarding his wife that he is determined to solve, even if it threatens his memories of her and their marriage.
Paul Waite is a hopelessly middle aged man with two sons, a heart condition and a conventional disposition. He unexpectedly loses his wife of 20 years...
No plot, no characters, hardly any stories, just a collection of smart remarks and clever lines delivered on a number of subjects for no apparent reason, the literary equivalent of cleaning out the closet. The Smart Aleck Chronicles presents a series of entertainments on a wide variety of seemingly unrelated topics. Sometimes serious but mostly flippant, the Smart Aleck Chronicles navigate the reader through the various lunacies of everyday life without evident purpose. There are sarcastically earnest letters to the editor, fictional chronologies, biographies of people who may or may not have...
No plot, no characters, hardly any stories, just a collection of smart remarks and clever lines delivered on a number of subjects for no apparent reas...
"These Memories Clear" is a collection of forty short stories, of various lengths, genres and subject matter. Many of the stories in the collection are drawn from childhood memories that may or may not be actual recollections. From one page observations to much longer pieces like "Close Enough to Miss" and "The Letter Seven," it is hoped that this collection is diverse enough to attract the discriminating reader. Well, at least some of them anyway.
"These Memories Clear" is a collection of forty short stories, of various lengths, genres and subject matter. Many of the stories in the collection ar...
THE LAST SPACE VIKING by John F. Carr & Mike Robertson is a sequel to H. Beam Piper's science-fiction classic, Space Viking. This new novel takes place a hundred years after Lucas Trask founded the League of Civilized Worlds. Many changes have occurred in the Old Federation and King Trask's plans for a new galaxy order are brought to a sudden halt when a new power emerges from the ashes of the Old Federation. Will King Rodrik the First of Tanith be able to salvage his grandfather's dream, or become a tool of the new Mardukan Empire? Captain David Morland of the Sword-World Joyeuse might well...
THE LAST SPACE VIKING by John F. Carr & Mike Robertson is a sequel to H. Beam Piper's science-fiction classic, Space Viking. This new novel takes plac...
Pastor Mike Robertson's column in the weekly bulletin at Riverbend Church in Austin has become a weekly highlight both for the hundreds who attend services there and the many others who receive the bulletin second-hand. Shiny Spots in the Rust collects Mike's columns for the first time in book form. Through his unique choice of subject matter, his quirky sense of humor, and his personal style of writing, Mike finds spiritual insight in some of the most unlikely places. Never stodgy or preachy, his columns provide a bite-sized message of grace and love which will charm readers of all ages.
Pastor Mike Robertson's column in the weekly bulletin at Riverbend Church in Austin has become a weekly highlight both for the hundreds who attend ser...
SPACE VIKING'S THRONE by John F. Carr & Mike Robertson is the concluding sequel to The Last Space Viking, which is set at the end of the First Interregnum of H. Beam Piper's galaxy spanning Terro-Human Future History. A century after H. Beam Piper's seminal novel Space Viking, a new powerful entity, the Mardukan Empire, has arisen from the ashes of Lucas Trask's League of Civilized Worlds. This new Empire has set, as its primary mission: the consolidation of Terro-Human space under their aegis. This means the elimination of all competing sovereignties, most especially the Space Vikings and...
SPACE VIKING'S THRONE by John F. Carr & Mike Robertson is the concluding sequel to The Last Space Viking, which is set at the end of the First Interre...
The original Smart Aleck Chronicles was published to little, if any notice in 2007. This was followed five years later with the release of a second volume. As noted in the prefaces to both these collections, their intended purpose was to present to readers a series of literary entertainments on a range of issues, activities, personalities and phenomena. In this, the third volume, these observations and commentaries continue, combined once again with short works of fiction. The author hopes, as he did with respect to the two previous volumes, that this edition is faithful to the lofty...
The original Smart Aleck Chronicles was published to little, if any notice in 2007. This was followed five years later with the release of a second vo...
