They can have heaven, but some don't want to go.
Mankind has largely retreated to the realms of virtual reality, where resources are unlimited and the problems of the world can all be avoided. Unfortunately, those who stay behind in the real w...
Says Hugo/Nebula Award Winner, Robert J. Sawyer: "Science fiction has always been a great vehicle for biting satire and social commentary, from H. G. Wells' The Time Machine right on up to Donald Bingle's engrossing GREENSWORD. Bingle...
Donald J. Bingle, the author of GREENSWORD (a dark comedy about global warming), demonstrates his "signature dark humor" in this collection of twisted tales.Writer on Demand Vol. 2: Tales of Humorous Horror includes three stories:"BunRabs" (approxim...
Time may be many things, but it is definitely not on our side. It always wins, no matter how much we struggle against it.Writer on Demand Vol. 3: Tales Out of Time includes three stories:"Standing Still" (approximately 4,600 words) tells the story ...
Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. In his rough and tumble job there are no tailored Italian suits, no bimbos eager to please, and no massive underground fortresses built by evil overlords seeking world domination -- just an endless serie...
Not every story has a Hollywood ending. Sometimes the dark envelops the light.Writer on Demand Vol. 4: Grim, Fair e-Tales includes four stories:"Suburban Legend" (approximately 6,400 words) rips from the headlines and twists the classic tale of a s...
The past is always different than we remember: more romantic, more horrible, an altered world. Writer on Demand TM Vol. 5: Tales of an Altered Past Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam includes four stories:Dashed Hopes (approximately 4,250 words)...
There are many long, epic tales of heroic fantasy, like The Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, The Dragonlance Chronicles, and The Kingkiller Chronicles, but sometimes you need something shorter and lighter. You need some not-so-heroic fantasy....
This heart-warming tale of Juneau, Skagway, and the White Pass was inspired by the statue of Patsy Ann, a bull terrier, on the docks of Juneau, Alaska. A familiar sight to the thousands who arrive in Juneau on cruises and ferry-boats which ply the I...
Critiquing another writer can be murder. From its lurid, over-the-top prologue to its quirky addendum, Frame Shop is a mystery thriller filled with violence, humor, and occasional writing advice. Harold J. Ackerman thinks his latest cat mystery prove...
Says Galaxy's Edge: Gathered in this book are a number of really excellent ghost stories. This is not a book full of friendly or gentle ghosts. The “bump in the night” for most stories is really a solid smash. The collection begins with Sarah Han...
Semi-Finalist in 2021 Soon-to-be-Famous Illinois Author Contest.Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. He's a new kind of spy for a new kind of world.Of course, it's complicated when you're an international spy with a wife, a kid, and a mortg...