Tales from Beyond

This anthology brings together a riveting collection of science fiction and horror tales, each set in a different place and time, inviting readers to explore the unknown.

In ‘Destination Infinity,’ astronauts on a mission around the Alpha Centauri system return to Earth 150 years later than planned, only to find a totalitarian regime has seized control of a high-tech society with unsettling visions for communal life.

‘An Encounter With Destiny’ follows the survivors of a plane crash stranded on a remote Pacific island during a nuclear war as they confront the haunting possibility that they might be the last people on Earth. Among them is a mysterious scientist, whose presence stirs both hope and unease.

In ‘The German Factor or The Recreation Machine,’ a man invents a device that turns photographs into reality. But as he falls in with a reneged army bent on rebellion, his invention is weaponized, transforming this tale into a thrilling war story.

The horror story ‘Even the Wicked for the Day of Evil’ follows a Haitian immigrant who, after his French roommate dies in police custody, turns to voodoo for revenge.

In ‘The Next Star Past Luyten 725-34,’ the first astronauts on a mission of interstellar colonization stumble upon colonies already established by previous Earth expeditions.

The science fiction tale ‘A Return to Huntington Grounds’ imagines a near future where a baseball team travels back in time, altering the course of their sport forever.

Finally, in a ‘Deadland,’ a lonely man driven by despair reaches for the occult to escape his misery, gaining unimaginable power to retaliate against everyone who stands in his way.

This collection offers a journey across the strange and the terrifying, where the boundaries of reality, ambition, and revenge are pushed to their limits.

Thoughts Expressed Through the Written Word

This literary work is the product of my personal activity in the effort of lifelong self-expression. Self-expression can be accomplished through a number of manners, including all forms of art, music and performance. My form of expression is through the written word. As I experience the varied performance arts of others, I appreciate the message and communication of the artist and ultimately experience self-growth.  Some individuals are driven to self-identify and as Dale Carnegie stated, “Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.” I started writing when I was twelve years old.

This work expresses the intellectual, emotional, and personal growth I have experienced over a period of fifty-five years. As stated by Oprah Winfrey, “If we’re really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self-expression”. My two previous literary works, Grinnin’ Like a Jenny Eatin’ Saw Briars and Let Me Tell You a Story, published by Austin Macauley involve the communication of events and experiences in my life. As stated by Pearl S. Buck, “Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfilment”. For this reason, I have chosen to fulfil my literary work through the writing and publication of this book.

Pirates’ Pyrexia

“The sins of the Golden Objects of Power come to hunt you.”

This was the warning that was given to those who seek to abuse the powers of these ornaments. They soon found that they were hunted by pirates whose purpose was to retrieve and protect these objects, so these protectors were nicknamed “Sins”. Jon Bon Crim is a member of the Black Ribbon Pirates, and he is a Sin, a qualified doctor, and Medical Officer aboard the steam cargo ship S.S. Elizabeth. He utilises the Objects of Power to grant him immortality, supernatural strength and speed.

Together with his family, operation and sea creatures that share his burden, he travels the high seas aboard tramp steamers and submarines to exotic locations all across the planet of Besiens. If you are an Abuser, you had better watch your back as the Sins of the Black Ribbon Pirates seek, find, take and hold.

De Ro Lardel

Convicted of his best friend’s murder, Chris Rawson is sent to a sinister place called De Ro Lardel. While there, he begins to unravel the many secrets hidden within the castle walls. Only if he knew how closely connected the individuals he meets throughout his tedious journey really are.

Summers at Elkhart Lake

Summer is the best time of year, especially when it means heading to Grandma and Grandpa’s house at Elkhart Lake. From the long car ride filled with snacks and laughter, to the fresh air and sparkling blue waters, every moment is an adventure.

Whether it’s playing with the golden retriever Abbey, racing through the water, or cheering on race cars at Road America, each day brings something new and exciting. With the love of family, the joy of new friends, and the thrill of racing, this story captures the heartwarming essence of summer, where every moment is filled with fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories.

Perfect for readers of all ages who cherish the simple joys of summer and family traditions.

The Insanity of Golf

The moment he was hit, Martin could never have imagined what the future would bring. No ordinary person could predict what happens next. How could this be real? He had everything anyone could possibly want.

Now, his life has changed in an instant. His girlfriend, the love of his life, has no idea what’s happening. He questions what this means for their relationship. What does he do now? Whatever happens next is anyone’s guess.

After his first golf match takes an unexpected turn, Martin faces a reality unlike anything he has ever known. How will he handle life after such a traumatic experience? Buckle up: the ride of his life is about to begin.

Read with caution. You are about to step into Martin’s world, where nothing is as it seems. Hopefully, everyone makes it out alive. And before you stroke out, just remember: this is a story about a golfer and his adventures on the links.

You’re going to have an experience of a lifetime, and ‘insanity’ will prevail. Trust me.

Iris Lynne

If you like historically accurate depictions of various topics that might take you all over the world and through different periods of time, this book is for you. There is no intended relation between the subjects chosen other than that the author herself wondered about another explanation for what had actually occurred: a supernatural one. This is historical fiction with a supernatural twist, with the exception of the first story. The first story is dedicated to one of my older sisters, Iris Lynne, who always wanted me to write scary stories that would hold one’s attention when learning factual history, especially if one’s mind tended to wander off into the fictional areas of the supernatural. She loved my purely non-historical fictional story. The other stories, which move around the globe and through time to discuss such things as Cleopatra’s little sister, Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad, Balboa, Percy Shelley, President William Henry Harrison, and the Pendle Witches of England, should be fascinating!

Beothuk Treasures

Imagine your family living so closely to a body of water (like a lake) that you all can actually cruise its waters by canoe. Thus, you can travel it daily with all of its most beautiful and amazing twists, turns, and superounds in the heart of nature!

Then, to top your adventures off, you find unexpected surprises along your way (journeys) with the help of a newfound friend.

Now, how cool would that be? So, get ready to read and enjoy as your reading experience changes (that is), and you end with a very special touch of help and direction!

No Name

The poetry collection No Name depicts the path of the heart, and the path of the mind, through the images of the Deer, and the Wolf. These two paths, along with the symbol animals that illustrate them, are very different at first sight. The mind divides, and the heart unites.

Through the eyes of the author, however, the Deer and the Wolf are both magical creatures, and equally dear to her. All symbols that are presented in the book live together and represent wholeness.

And although the author reveals the message that each of the two creatures wants the other dead, there is one subtle voice intertwined in the story that insists that both the Dear, and the Wolf should remain alive. You can hear this voice while embracing the journey yourself.

Bubba the Pup Learns to Share

Cuddles is Bubba’s most prized possession. Bubba is never without his toy bear. One day at doggy daycare, while Bubba and his friends were playing, he noticed Harper, the dachshund, just sitting in the corner. Bubba learns that Harper’s parents are out of town and Harper is sad. Bubba offers Cuddles to Harper during nap time. He learns that sharing Cuddles to help his pup friend feel better was fun.

Follow Bubba on his other adventures, such as finding his shadow or visiting the bay.

The Princess and Ra

This story takes place around the years 4,000 B.C. in Africa’s Nile River Valley.

• Princess Akilah rescues a lion cub she named Ra from the Nile River.
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• Ra was floating down the river tangled in a branch.
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• He lives with Princess Akilah until he matures. Ra is loving and compassionate.
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• Everyone loves Ra; he becomes the village protector.

God’s Love

Growth, Modernity and the Nations of Wealth

Eric Humphrey and Dwight Semler present a new theory explaining the mysterious historical emergence of modern economic growth and its even more baffling offspring, modernity. Noticeable changes in material life began less than three centuries ago, but previous theoretical accounts have failed to explain their arrival. Thinkers assumed modern wealth and morality were the universal standard driving human history. They assumed modern rights and riches were natural and normal. In this way they thought of such things as ends rooted in human nature, rather than deriving them as consequences from a historical, nonmodern baseline. Misdirected, they set out to liberate the imprisoned modern homunculus who “caused modernity” through moral education and economic institutions. Modernity became an “awareness problem.” Yet this high-maintenance modern self and its ever-growing needs are a consequence of modern processes rather than their cause. Consequently, theorists of the modern world produced comically omnipotent notions of human agency. Marxists and developmental economists saw modernity as a moral or material self-realization project, requiring only a liberator or engineer. But when their God-of-Genesis model failed the facts, they overreacted and defaulted to its alter ego—humans were passive leaves in the wind of history. Modernity thus oscillates between a chosen destiny and a given fate. With modernity represented as a historical fate, all pretense of a grand theoretical view vanishes in thick description of one damn thing after another, and the historian’s rote chronology replaces any theoretical causality, as a specific description of a particular falling rock replaces a general theory of gravity.

Understanding the modern world and how it came to be, argue the authors, is less a matter of facts than of the foundational assumptions used to link facts together into robust and coherent theories. We must un-assume our modern selves and give poverty and illiberality their just historical due. With better and more scientifically consistent assumptions, they argue, the old facts of history can be seen in a new way. Then the solution to understanding the most puzzling and abnormal of human events, the modern world itself, turns out to be hiding in plain sight.