Autor: J. R. Kruze

‘I don’t see why I have to wear this – it’s completely impractical! How would you ever, ever fix anything if you have to worry about getting a run in your stockings?’ Steve just shrugged, again. …

Her closest friends didn’t know she was dead.Until they saw the full page ad in the paper advertising her funeral.They mystery was in how she died. No corpse, just an urn filled with ashes that was …

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Two Months of Published Short Stories in One Collected Volume Featuring original works by S. H. Marpel and J. R. Kruze This anthology contains: By S. H. Marpel: Ghost Hunters When Fireballs …

Welcome to another unique bi-monthly compilation of the inspired visions and universes from four Midwest Journal Press authors:  C. C. Brower J. R. Kruze S. H. Marpel R. L. Saunders From …

New voices bring new ideas and new worlds to you in these six short stories of Science Fiction/Fantasy. That’s what they are good at. Figuring out things that are completely different from the same …

Writers don’t often write about their own worlds – but when they do, expect them to be every bit as imaginative as their other fiction. We’ve found a common theme in these six short stories. Where …

Being able to escape into the wonderful world of romance is always a pleasure. This set of six short stories are an amusing way to find yourself into new worlds, with new lovers working out their …

If laughter is the best medicine, then reading humorous short stories should be the best practice to maintain your health. These three authors with their six stories have written stories that both …

Cozy, Detective, or Amateur Sleuth – contemporary or fantasy – these six short stories will keep you guessing right up to their quick end. Mysteries come in many forms, and in many locations. Here …

When the hamburgers all disappeared, along with the buns I was warming, I thought I was seeing things. But when my spatula went through the cast-iron grill top – I had to let it go out of reflex. No …

The body disappeared, the witnesses forgot their stories. And I had 24 hours to solve the mystery before all the evidence vanished. I had no memory of how this all started. Only that I was brought …

Tragedy struck. And I never had a reason to smile after that funeral. Or talk to anyone other than I had to. I’d rather sit in my room and re-read my Nancy Drew and Box Car Children books. Until my …

Beware Your Dreams"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and …

The body disappeared, the witnesses forgot their stories. And I had 24 hours to solve the mystery before all the evidence vanished.I had no memory of how this all started. Only that I was brought in …

When the hamburgers all disappeared, along with the buns I was warming, I thought I was seeing things. But when my spatula went through the cast-iron grill top – I had to let it go out of reflex. …

Short Read – 90 minutes (43 pages)What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You.What You Don’t Remember Can Get You Killed.He looked into her eyes – and forgot everything about himself. He’d done something that …

(Short read – 30 minutes – 21 pages)Her closest friends didn’t know she was dead.Until they saw the full page ad in the paper advertising her funeral.They mystery was in how she died. No corpse, just …

(Short read – 30 minutes – 17 pages)An unintended result of a terrorist bombing a children’s hospital, the Lazurai could kill a person without touching them. The government made it worse by their …

A goddess visted me. And told me to get to work. Writers were supposed to be writing, not just complaining about their writer’s block.She told me that what you don’t use, you lose. So my imagination …

Beware Your Dreams Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions …

New Tales from New Authors that take you into worlds you’ve probably never dreamed existed.Midwest Journal Press is proud to announce this anthology of short stories in Fantasy, Science Fiction, …

Two Months of Published Short Stories in One Collected Volume Featuring original works by S. H. Marpel and J. R. Kruze This anthology contains:By S. H. Marpel:Ghost Hunters When Fireballs Collide Why …