{"title":"Everything Else","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories, mostly short stories, that aren't series-related.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-man-of-his-times","title":"A Man of His Times","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Man of His Times\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRead the pulp-inspired story Publishers Weekly called, “a delightful World War II romp.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThings turn from bad to worse when the aircraft carrying war correspondent Preston Hall develops engine trouble over a mysterious South Pacific island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHall must face danger after danger in a headlong race to survival, all while untangling a hidden plot that could shift the balance of power in the Pacific and alter the course of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFans of vintage adventure may find Preston Hall just their sort of poison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis story originally appeared in “Fiction River: Pulse Pounders”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron LLC","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45940764311853,"sku":"978-1-62560-014-1","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0215\/5821\/files\/a-man-of-his-times.webp?v=1689701085"},{"product_id":"busking","title":"Busking","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA mysterious uncle from Ireland. A magic fiddle. And a dark secret from beyond the grave that will destroy a family — or save it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to Matty’s dad, busking is another name for begging. The day he catches Matty playing music in the street is the day Matty can pack his things and go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat’s fine for Dad to say, but Matty needs answers, and his uncle’s magic fiddle only works miracles under the naked sky. Matty needs a miracle. The Keane family is seriously screwed up, and Matty means to find out why and fix it. Before it’s too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0 clearfix et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_testimonial_no_image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“You said the four rules. What about these four powers?” Matty expected J.J. to make a joke, but his uncle’s voice was harsh as a steam pipe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Call the dead. Bind the dead. Touch their dead hearts. Change their dead hearts.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\"\u003e—Busking, by Patrick O'Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron LLC","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45945563021613,"sku":"978-1-62560-003-5","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0215\/5821\/files\/busking.webp?v=1689701100"},{"product_id":"coal","title":"Coal","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCoal\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA man on the move, without a past, without a future. An unwanted package bearing police reports, disturbing photographs, hints of escalation. And a handwritten plea in a lady’s delicate hand, a summoning invocation Merlin Thorn dare not refuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Come home.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0 clearfix et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_testimonial_no_image\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMerlin studied the cracks in the pavement as he made his way back to the family gate. 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He had a hundred excuses to hold onto that burden and a thousand reasons to cast it away, but here it was in his hand, and here was his hand, in front of that shadow-darkened lock.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Coal, by Patrick O'Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron LLC","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45945568723245,"sku":"978-1-62560-000-4","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0215\/5821\/files\/coal.webp?v=1689701115"},{"product_id":"hiros-welcome","title":"Hiro's Welcome","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHiro's Welcome\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot all soldier’s homecomings are filled with joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd not all sweethearts remain true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSergeant Kintoki Hiro knows this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut he has hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo years living out of a helmet and hope is all he has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn just one moment he’ll learn the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIs hope enough for a man?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr for a woman?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis romantic story originally appeared in, “Fiction River: Hidden in Crime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron LLC","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45945580650797,"sku":"978-1-62560-015-8","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0215\/5821\/files\/hiros-welcome.webp?v=1689701126"},{"product_id":"maddy-dunes-first-and-only-spelling-bee","title":"Maddy Dune's First and Only Spelling Bee","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaddy Dune's First and Only Spelling Bee\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dozen of the best young spellcasters in the land. 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Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0 clearfix et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_testimonial_no_image\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUncle Leo caught her sleeve. “You don’t have to go in there.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmma brushed a tear from Maddy’s cheek. “You’re as human as the rest of us.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I’ll look for you in the audience,” Maddy said. She squeezed her uncle’s hand. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed her sister’s cheek. She ran her fingers through Madame Aubergine’s luxurious fur.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRookhaven caught her earlobe and pulled her close. “Kill them all.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I’ll settle for out-spelling them,” Maddy said. She didn’t have to listen to that little voice inside of her that whispered loud enough for her brother to hear. 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class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe astronaut gripped Ernesto’s wrist. “Look, kid, you want to put the phone down and look around?” He had to shout to be heard over the helicopter’s deafening noise. “This is a once in a lifetime experience.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—The Lamplighter Legacy, by Patrick O'Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron 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Tempers flare. A war of words escalates toward bloody war, resurrecting the sins of the past and threatening to surpass them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA blind harper; harsh-tongued, hot blooded, bearing a grudge that could spark a war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA merciless judge; discarded, exiled, determined to see the Queen’s law enforced to the letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Daniel Duncanava; dutiful son, faithful servant, loyal subject. A mild man, determined to stop these two jabbering fools. Stop them before their petty squabbling ignites a hidden powder keg that will divide his family, shackle his nation, and ravage the future of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0 clearfix et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_testimonial_no_image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth Lord Goromond and Sir Moray turned at the sound. I had accidentally armed Peregrine with the steel-stringed harp. That harp was the native harp; it didn’t know any of the sounds of polite society. It was a night harp, and the sounds it spoke were the empty spaces between the strings, the silences a Queen’s Magistrate was never meant to hear. It was a sharp and dangerous weapon in Peregrine’s hands, doubly so now that his madness had surfaced.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\"\u003e—The Native Tongue, by Patrick O'Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dunkerron LLC","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45945677644077,"sku":"978-1-62560-004-2","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0215\/5821\/files\/the-native-tongue.webp?v=1689701186"},{"product_id":"the-priest-hunter","title":"The Priest Hunter","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Priest Hunter\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the early 1700s a conniving man in Ireland could earn a mighty wage betraying his friends, his family, and his faith. Priest hunters they were called, bounty hunters scouring the countryside for Catholic clergy. Countryside like the Burren, a desolate, treeless landscape of unrelenting stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Irish a wolf is called ‘mac tíre’, which means literally, ‘son of the countryside’. 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