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You may have sensed a sexual nuance in both the title and subtitle of this short story collection. But nope, that’s just the way your mind works. And how a reader’s mind works is of the utmost interest to a writer. The reason for the title is more mundane. I ran out of story ideas at 69 and just because I can I’m publishing the collection on June 5, 2026, my 69th birthday. As for the Wham Bam subtitle, that has to do with the brevity of these stories and not with the misogynist ditty Wham Bam Thank You, Ma’am so popular among soldiers during World War II.

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent. The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest, flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. To be an Elantrian was to be without sickness, without pain and without want.

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent. The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. But Elantris fell...10 years ago.

So what is this Middle Class American White Boy all about? It’s sort of a memoir in verse. This second edition contains 20 stories (narratives) (poems) from some crucial or mind-expanding time in my life. The idea is to tell as much story as possible in the fewest possible words. "The Universe", for instance - my own personal War & Peace - tells the tale of my time in Argentina during the Dirty War. When I wrote the account many moons ago it topped out at almost 30,000 words. I have now reduced that same story to a narrative verse of just over 900 words.

Ozark Free Territory, 2071: The Kurian Order has reigned for 50 years. Using the dreaded power of their Reaper avatars, the alien, vampiric Kur hold dominion over the earth and its inhabitants. Yet there are those who would rather die fighting than surrender to the unquenchable thirst of the enemy - those like David Valentine.

From his Missouri farm, the boy traveled west. In his hand was a Navy Colt given to him by Jesse James. By his side was the old mountain man named Preacher, who would teach young Smoke Jensen everything he needed to fight like the devil and die like a man. And in his heart...was vengeance. His enemies destroyed everything he'd ever loved. But they made one mistake. They let Smoke Jensen live.

His name is Jonas Lynch. A California gunman with a blood-soaked past, he arrives in Fury, Arizona, looking for redemption. Unfortunately, Lynch’s reputation precedes him and Marshal Jason Fury is none too thrilled about harboring a wanted criminal — even if Lynch seems like a decent man. One revenge-seeking enemy wants Lynch dead. Another reward-hungry bounty hunter wants him alive. And for the next few days, the town of Fury will be caught in the crossfire....

A madman and a killer, Preacher Joshua Shade is on a long journey to Yuma Prison and a date with the hangman. But Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves doubt that Shade will ever keep that date. The outlaw has a legion of fanatical, bloodthirsty followers. Matt and Sam are shadowing Shade's convoy — just in case...

Yuma Prison is a fetid hellhole filled with the dregs of humanity — killers, thieves, and backstabbers who'd kill over a scrap of meat. Now it's home to Frank Morgan, who's posing as an inmate. A ruthless outlaw named Cicero McCoy has buried a fortune in stolen bank money in a harsh, desolate little piece of hell known as Ambush Valley. To get Cicero to lead him to the loot, Frank has become Cicero's new best friend behind bars — and co-plotter of a daring breakout. Until the time comes for Frank Morgan to make a fatal choice — and for one of them to die....

Hewey Calloway and his brother Walter are young men looking for work. Their first job puts them in the middle of a territory war between two powerful ranchers, C.C. Tarpley and Eli Jessup. It's a tough trail for two green cowpunchers and the forks in that trail may lead the brothers in...

Als Peter Newton auf seiner Reise durch die Karpaten in dem einsam gelegenen Gasthof absteigt, spürt er schon bald, dass dieses Haus ein unheimliches Geheimnis birgt. Der König der Vampire soll hier einst genächtigt haben und tatsächlich wirkt auch heute noch Draculas Fluch blutig nach.

An der Westküste Kanadas wird ein Mädchen an den Strand gespült, eingeschlossen in einen Eisklotz und doch lebendig! Professor Callahan, der ungewöhnliche Phänomene erforscht, findet die Fremde, die ihr Gedächtnis verloren hat. Er ahnt, dass es sich bei der jungen Frau um ein Meta-Wesen mit verborgenen Fähigkeiten handelt, die gegen die Mächte der Finsternis gekämpft hat. Es ist Faith van Helsing und sie ist zurück.

24 Stunden lang können die Menschen im Alzir-System ihre Stimme abgeben und damit über das neue Staatsoberhaupt der Solaren Republik entscheiden. Während die Wahl ihren Lauf nimmt, versucht Admiral Isa Jansen mit einer kleinen Gruppe Verbündeter Santana Pendergast zu retten und den Plan des Ketaria-Bundes zu vereiteln. Gleichzeitig macht sich Commodore Ashton dazu bereit, die Dunkle Welle einzusetzen und damit der Republik den Todesstoß zu versetzen. Auch Sjöberg ahnt nicht, dass er durch diese Tat Richard Meridian direkt in die Hände spielt.

An der Westküste Kanadas wird ein Mädchen an den Strand gespült, eingeschlossen in einen Eisklotz und doch lebendig! Professor Callahan, der ungewöhnliche Phänomene erforscht, findet die Fremde, die ihr Gedächtnis verloren hat. Er ahnt, dass es sich bei der jungen Frau um ein Meta-Wesen mit verborgenen Fähigkeiten handelt, die gegen die Mächte der Finsternis gekämpft hat. Es ist Faith van Helsing und sie ist zurück!

In the time of the Crusades, the Knights Templars were holy warriors who seemed to be blessed by God himself. But over the years, the order dissolved into mysteries both sacred and profane — creating an object whose power bends to the true nature of its owner.... But until she held it in her hands, archaeologist Annja Creed hadn't heard of the Skull of Sidon nor the twisted tale of its origins. Even now, she's still not convinced. Yet someone wants it badly enough to hire a man who wields power beyond her imagining.

Lutetia II General Labienus hat ein großes Kaufhaus bauen lassen - Lutetia II. Dort sollen von nun an alle Lutetianer die Dinge des täglichen Lebens kaufen. Da die normalen, kleinen Läden dadurch natürlich kaputtgehen würden, sabotieren die Unbeugsamen alle Geschäfte mit Lutetia II und haben Erfolg. Das normale, gemütliche Leben in Lutetia geht weiter. Der Wecker von Lutetia Wie immer weckt der Hahn Sinfonix ganz Paris am Morgen auf. Leider stört das Monalisa, weshalb sie sich wünscht, Sinfonix als Festmahl vorgesetzt zu bekommen.

Django wird von einem alten Freund gebeten, nach dessen Sohn Jacob zu suchen, der in New Orleans an die falschen Leute geraten ist. In der heißen, von schwarzer Magie geschwängerten Atmosphäre dieses Hexenkessels erwarten den sonst so hartgesottenen Helden allerlei tödliche Gefahren, denn er zieht den Zorn des gefürchteten Voodoo-Priesters Ledoux auf sich, der seine Feinde nicht einfach tötet, sondern ihre schlimmsten Albträume zum Leben erweckt. Ledoux ist der heimliche Herrscher der Totenstadt, der über dem Gesetzt zu stehen scheint.

Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been intentionally given bad drugs. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an offworlder will damage their position.