"Stories with Twists" is an anthology of thirteen fictional short stories each ranging in length from two to fifty pages. Each story has a different topic with varied lead characters including animals, adults, children, guerrillas, and mental health patients. The stories are variously suspenseful, thought provoking, slightly disturbing, and/or amusing. Many have surprise endings, which led to the book's title. The book is divided into two sections. The first section contains 12 short stories as described above. The second section contains a single, much longer, science fiction novelette. "The...

'VITA: Adventures of a Volunteer Tax Preparer' combines a factual description of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program with insights and amusing anecdotes drawn from the author's observations as a tax preparer for low to moderate income individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and those with limited English skills. Through VITA, IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. The author's VITA experiences included daily surprises, including the marriage of one couple in the tax office. Every...