{"product_id":"running-wild-press-short-story-mark-williams-9781960018816","title":"Running Wild Press Short Story Anthology, Volume 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis anthology brings together twenty-six stories from authors, Nathaniel Farcas, Lauren Lang, Caroline Shannon Davenport, Jon Fain, Elizabeth S. Devecchi, Eric D. Lehman, Brittany Bell, Ken Goldman, Vincent Czyz, Dalton Mire, Gary Zenker, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Kim Ransley, Mark Williams, Beck Erixson, Ibtisam Shahbaz, Jennifer Cinguina, Joseph A. Schiller, John Tavares, Jerry Purdon, and Justin Lowe. These curated stories center around the human experience, fact or fiction they delve into the experience of being human; cruel twists of fate, secrets held, the measure of risks taken, the assessment of faith, confronting one's demons, and the impact of relationships in various forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby Nathaniel Farcas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man comes home, but home is not what he thought it was . . . and I guess it is a supernatural tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Royal Pain in the Ear\u003c\/b\u003e by Lauren Lang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyal earaches are no laughing matter for a court jester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUprooted by \u003c\/b\u003eJon Fain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Hollywood location manager goes to a place he thought he'd never see again--his hometown--to deal with unpleasant memories and the complex needs of his estranged family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen House\u003c\/b\u003e by Elizabeth S. Devecchi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young realtor is assigned her first open house, a step toward independence and escape from an abusive husband. The mysterious inhabitants of the little fixer-upper have different plans for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Kipling Lamp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby Eric D. Lehman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man buys a magical lamp that belonged to Rudyard Kipling in order to become a famous writer, but it does not go as smoothly as he hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCopper \u003c\/b\u003eby Brittany Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lonely girl befriends her elderly neighbor one summer after her parents cut ties with her best friends family for undisclosed reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll For You, Sara Sue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby Ken Goldman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Darcy and Elliot, a childless couple who desperately want a baby of their own but find they are unable to conceive. Together they discover a most unusual way to make that birth happen--and Sara Sue is born! But at what cost..?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasement Bob\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby Brittany Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eleven-year-old girl undergoes a formative experience while trying to impress an older boy by spying on the town's enigmatic recluse, akin to Boo Radley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weeping Scimitar\u003c\/b\u003e by Vincent Czyz \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Weeping Scimitar,\" set in the hinterlands of an unnamed Eastern European country in the 19th century, is the tale of a judgment, a blood debt, and a small band of brigands bent on escaping a gulag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Geisha in the Attic\u003c\/b\u003e by Dalton Mire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"Southern Belle\" is exiled by missionaries to a House of Geisha in 1860s Japan, and her letters inspire a woman in the 21st Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStatute of Limitations\u003c\/b\u003e by Gary Zenker \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long arm of the law has an even longer reach than one might guess. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople on the Roads and in the Gardens\u003c\/b\u003e by Mykyta Ryzhykh \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about war, people, roads, cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fisherman\u003c\/b\u003e by Kim Ransley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the sea is your only friend? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicochet\u003c\/b\u003e by Mark Williams \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenage banjo prodigy, Harlan Dillbeck, goes to Bardstown, Kentucky, where, after giving up his dreams of banjo stardom, he becomes a master bourbon taster. Years later, with help from his former banjo-playing nemesis, Sam Boone, Harlan hopes to rescue his son from a nine-fingered hitman, Duke Earl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Memory Bench\u003c\/b\u003e by Beck Erixson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraving a memory's soul makes hot chocolate bittersweet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBegin Again\u003c\/b\u003e by Ibtisam Shahbaz \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story captures the tale of two lovers as melodies echoing in different corners of the world, whose soundwaves have collided at last. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRespite\u003c\/b\u003e by Jennifer Cinguina \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Audition\u003c\/b\u003e by Brittany Bell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA talented musician confronts guilt over his younger sister's death while auditioning for Julliard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever Enough\u003c\/b\u003e by Caroline Shannon Davenport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbundant Accumulations and Acquirements. 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We may wish it did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs My Father Was Dying\u003c\/b\u003e by Caroline Shannon Davenport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing pulled away but painfully, slowly, slowly, being pulled toward... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLast Kiss\u003c\/b\u003e by Gary Zenker \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you know the secret being hidden, is it still a secret? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Project\u003c\/b\u003e by John Tavares \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonster\u003c\/b\u003e by Jerry Purdon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man is disappointed in his quest to assert his authority and make others disappointed. As his plans unravel, with his main target's death, he sets his sights on someone else to torment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePortobello\u003c\/b\u003e by Justin Lowe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in 1989 Sydney, Michael's journalist fiancee arrived home to announce she was being transferred to their London desk, effective immediately. Michael wasn't even consulted but promised to join her as soon as he could. Three days before he was due to fly out, his fiancee rang to announce she was married. 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