Short Story Collection

The Boy with the Radiant Smile

Angela has fallen, hit her head. She wakes up and does not know who she is. The only image in her mind is a boy with a radiant smile. She is not sure of what she is seeing but as she sits, a ghost Indian Princes points to where a gold chain is exposed. The pendant at the end of the chain is a likeness of the Princess. The Indian Princess points across the valley to where a sparkle can be seen. Angela decides to she what is sparkling. She finds a pendant that is the same as the one being worn by her Princess. She is constantly wondering who the boy with the Radiant Smile might be. Then she comes up from the trail to a road. There on the road is the Boy with the Radiant Smile. It is her twin brother. Things all seem to flash back.

Three Dimensional Love

Nopek a fourth dimensional being goes on vacation with his very large pet, Bangor, a cudov. During a ruckus at the transit terminal, Nopek retreats to to a desk with no line because it is the departure gate to a three dimensional world. On arrival he is enthralled by the sound of singing coming from an Indian Princess that tasted like the sweetest Oon. He falls in love with the three dimensional world. and is sure he would return many times.

Not Normal

The meanest girl in school suddenly became friendly. It was nice to be accepted but, IT WAS NOT NORMAL. Jason, and his two buddies discuss the change and set up a way to gather data on the change. They realized that everyone around them seem normal. No strangers, No Aliens. They conclude it's not the other people but the three of them that have changed. They confront their mothers to learn what has happened. Their mothers admit to letting their doctor administer an acceptance pheromone. After stopping the treatment, the meanest girl becomes mean again. They decide Normal is good.

Call Me Some Time.

Jasper watches his two friends get pulled into an alien beam. He is able to duck while his two friends get captured.

Jasper has grown up in the mountains he is now in, and his father has taught him how to be a ghost in the forest. Jasper is sure he can outwit the arrivals. He hides on the alien scout ship as it returns with his cell phone. He is able to get on board the mothership and locate his two buddies.

The escape plan is simple and he is not sure it will work. The aliens return to capture him, his two buddies are bait.

He overcomes the alien on the scout ship and has the scout ship move. His two buddies escape as the two aliens realize their scout ship is leaving.

Jason lets the aliens know that Earthlings would soon be competing with them. The next time they should call him and let him know they were coming.

Book of Time and Space.

The opening of a book found in the basement of the small private library, opens the world to creatures from another dimension.

A creature utters the words that begins the transformation of the world around Claudia, her sister, and her best friend.

Claudia figures out how to make a key for an old and ancient looking, locked cabinet. The cabinet comes open there is only one book in the huge cabinet. The first page translation indicates it is a way to open the door to time and space. The other world slowly vaporizes the neighborhood. They begin to slowly become shadows of themselves. The creatures from the other side are beginning to make their appearance.

Claudia reads the phrase that closes the door, and the world becomes whole again. The Book of Time and Space will someday be opened again.

Will you be there to save the world?

Author: Ron Mueller
Publisher: Around the World Publishing LLC
Published: 06/12/2023
Pages: 106
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d
ISBN: 9781682234044