Thistle has never been special, but that doesn't mean she's worthless? does it?Thistle is a fairy, but the world she lives in is anything but magical. She had one chance to prove she belonged, but somehow, she failed. Now she's an Unwanted, useful only for serving her superiors, and the only two people who ever cared about her will soon be gone for good, drawn away by their own higher destinies.Desperate not to lose them and eager to prove she's worth more than what society sees, Thistle sets off a chain of events that leads her and her friends into a dangerous confrontation with the mechanical world of Man.What happens will change them all forever... if they manage to survive.A YA fantasy for anyone who feels like they don't belong.

Those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it. In eighteenth century France, Marguerite Chalamet discovers a wounded soldier on the verge of death. Several hundred years later, Jessica Dasher, an aspiring actress with a traumatic past, stumbles across the same man bleeding out in a dark alleyway. The three lives entangle in a dangerous collision of past and present, setting the stage for a cat and mouse game that threatens not only their lives, but their humanity. "A twisted, dangerous game with so many lives hanging in the balance...this thriller is sure to keep the pages turning until dawn!" - Sarah McKnight, award winning author of The Reaper Chronicles and Carousel

In this collection of 29 stories, you can visit a smoke-filled bar in a fantasy world, or experience a love affair with artificial intelligence. Maybe you'd prefer to go back in time and relive the experience of going to a baseball game with your dad, or go back even farther to live in a perilous world when medicine was in its infancy. What's it like to experience the soul-crushing loss of a loved one, or to sit in Heaven's waiting room? Or would you rather be a clairvoyant in the world of high-stakes business, or find out how the small decisions we make each day determine our future? Or maybe you'd just like to sit back, relax, and go for a wild ride in a dream fueled by late-night pizza. All this and much, much more is waiting for you in the following pages. So strap in and get ready for a voyage outside the lines of ordinary storytelling.

An anthology of humorous stories in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror genres. Alternate Hilarities was originally a small press fan-zine in the early nineties of funny stories in my favorite genres, Science fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Six issues were produced against my ex-wife's express wishes. And they were terrible! Just Terrible! It had a semi professional look but proofing was not my strong suit. I had no funds to hire a proof reader and let's face it, volunteers suck. But the stories were great. Many talented authors sent in great funny stories. With concepts like games show in the afterlife, the last man alive and the secret life of a teenaged mad scientist. But in the end, the cost of publishing my pet project became too much and the zine was retired. Now, two decades later, the overhead and distribution issues of the small press have almost disappeared with the advent of eBooks. With a new partner in crime who can do line edits, I decided to give my old love a second shot. So, here it is, The New and Improved Alternate Hilarities. We have Alien invasions and Abductions, Time Travel, Ghost Ships, Demonic Possessions, Flatulent Clowns, Body Switching, Talking Monkeys and Feghoots. So off we go. With Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Hilarities for all!