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About this collection: This is the a collection of seven of the author's best short stories, including "The Killing of Train-Man Brown","Send Me a Friend","Then Her Wig Fell Off","Let the Dog Drive","Selma at 4 A.M.","Young Turk", and "Slow Foreplay on a Fast Bus".

Navy Lieutenant G. Palmatier has a small problem: A polar bear. But he's not going to let a little thing like that come between him and the crazy redhead he loves. Especially since he's so drunk he won't feel a thing til after it is all over. Don't try what he tries at home.

The District Manager. You've met someone like him before. The question is, wouldn't the world be a better place... Without them?

In Alabama, there is only one person greater than "The Bear." That's JC himself. And although the legend has now been dead thirty years this year, he still has tremendous power over people - even non-believers. Even when they're not awake. I was one of them. A non-believer. Until he straightened me out in the strangest way.

Have you ever had something happen to you that defies all logic? That happened to the author and a friend, when they went to the sleepy little Southern town of Pulaski,Tennessee, to watch the Klan...And ended up...You will have to read it to believe it - or disbelieve it - yourself.

This short story, "El Espejo de Navidad", is in Spanish. It is about a father, who is having a hard time letting go of his daughter, as she comes to the point, where she no longer believes... in Papa Noel(Santa).

Spend an evening with famous southern writer Rick Bragg, listening to him as I did, then wonder as I did, why there wasn't a black face in the house. Maybe there isn't a reason. Maybe there is. Rick Bragg says that no writer tells the whole truth. I tried to...As I saw it. That didn't go over to well...With a special someone in Rick's life. As you will see.

In war time, it's dangerous to even want a drink of water. Especially, if you were raised in a butcher shop.And that's what war is: A Butcher Shop.

What it is really like to spend time with a homeless person, in the city that was once known as "Bombingham." Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short, sometimes controversial "Slice of Life" stories, articles, essays and memoirs that make you feel you are right there, experiencing the story as it it happens.

While a kid in Germany... A completely naive young American army brat... I saw a young Jew get beat up badly. But don't jump to conclusions... It is wrong to do so. Read the story first. And only then judge....

Have you ever done anything incredibly stupid? But someone comes along and with an incredible act of kindness...and without judging you...helps set your world right again? Meet "The Bread Man". He is not what he seems.... And what he does will surprise and inspire you...and give you hope...that no matter how bad a situation you get yourself into...someone cares.And that someone...just might be a perfect stranger.

How I Got Wong is not your usual love at first sight pet story. It deals with a taboo topic and is meant for adult listeners only.

A little boy is lost.

What does a rich man do?

Listen to such a scenario in Money First: How to Get Rich

Meet Danny Boy Brothers - a wild haired, hard driving Southern man that's got one goal in life: To write a Number one Country Hit... and buy me the writer... a Cadillac.

About this story: People do strange things. I am one of them. Don't call the police on me. I'll fix it.

What would you do if you were in a public place - a Doctor's waiting room - and a bigot came in and started spouting his hatred for one and all to hear. Would you keep silent? I did not.

When your cousin tells you he's gonna teach you about life...Get out of the truck and run as fast as you can. No, it's not what you think. But it's still pretty bad.

Have you ever been too proud to take someone back who you loved, but who wronged you. I have. This is the story of someone who reminded me of that, because of their own story. It's a train wreck of a truck driver story... Like the break up of all good love gone bad is. It made me want to go "Back to Slidell..." To that moment in time... When it would have been better to forget pride... And forgive.

The whole family was weird. But weirdest of all, was the little Yorkie. The one called "Big Tiny". His sister, Little Tiny, was normal. Meaning, that she was not a dog vampire. She was also a loyal sister. When Big Tiny found the hole in the floor of the closet and made his first of what was to become many escapes and blood runs, she didn't rat him out by barking. She was however, worried, not knowing if the blood dripping from his mouth when he returned was his or not.

Originally titled The Greatest Civil War Lie Ever Told, listen to this audiobook and decide for yourself whether it is fact or fiction. An alarming tale of deceit, danger and betrayal both during and after the Civil War: Is it fact or fiction? What appears at first to be one lie expands into a far reaching expose of conspiracy, deception, and threats on many levels. Written by Will Bevis as the first of at least four books on the subject it will grab your attention from the first page.