Take a Victorian mansion, strange women clad in striped stockings and flowing garments, a mermaid, a wolf walking upright and dressed like a man, and a banjo-playing doll. Throw in knives, gore, dismemberment, and death. Mix well.... Read More

“The enemy allowed our tanks to move into the open and then destroyed the whole squadron in a few minutes of heavy shelling,” writes the author, describing the first stage of the murderous battle for the Hitler Line that began on May... Read More

Perfectionism, greed, child abuse, and deception are sad realities of modern America. Teens who know these realities seek ways of escape. Fifteen-year-old Ian and his only friend, Teddy, seek to take the perfect photo of a California... Read More

The city of Bath, North Carolina was once home port for the famous pirate Blackbeard. Bath capitalizes on this fact annually with a summer pageant to lure tourists. This story, updated and retitled since it was originally published in... Read More

“There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same,” according to the Chinese proverb. “I like a man who grins when he fights,” said Sir Winston Churchill. Like the balance between these two... Read More

A thirsty elephant herd storms toward the river, stampeding faster and faster as they pick up the smell of water. Small One moves safely amid the tall, gray legs of the adults. Protected by the dynamics of the family circle, she gains... Read More

The Civil War blew away almost all the sources of social status and pride for aristocratic Southern belles. Few young women were as resourceful as Scarlett O’Hara in using grit and charm to build a new life for themselves. Instead,... Read More

As every woman past puberty knows (and sadly, increasingly before puberty as well), when it comes to breast development, size really does matter. Even if a woman is content with the shape, width, and breadth of her bosom, it’s likely... Read More