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The Old Sea still calls to the Old Mermaids, but their adventures in the New Desert ease their heartache and keep them from missing their former lives too much. This follow-up to The First Book Of Old Mermaids Tales is filled with just as much charm, wisdom, and good times as that much-loved volume. Join the Old Mermaids as they continue to build community, learn about their desert home, and welcome all to the Old Mermaids Sanctuary. The Old M...

Myla Alvarez, novice, walks into the Sonoran desert near Tucson, Arizona, and begins telling stories about the Old Mermaids who were washed ashore onto the New Desert when the Old Sea dried up. In this mystical new world, they lived, created, and walked in beauty. Myla finds sustenance and meaning in their lives and stories. But she worries that Homeland Security may discover the illegal immigrants she harbors at the Old Mermaid Sanctuary. Whe...

Like icebergs, some stories hold their mysteries submerged beneath the surface. Poet and novelist Mario Milosevic conjures a cornucopia of such tales, presenting 2, 002 opening sentences paired with 2, 002 closing sentences, bridged by a brief universal middle section that either muddies the waters or makes everything as clear as ice. A mad storyteller's fever dream, Mostly Invisible doubles Scheherazade's iconic 1, 001 nights and pours forth ...

Myla Alvarez, novice, walks into the Sonoran Desert and begins telling stories about the Old Mermaids who washed ashore onto the New Desert when the Old Sea dried up. In this mystical new world, they lived, created, and walked in beauty. Myla finds sustenance and meaning in their lives and stories. But she worries that Homeland Security may discover the undocumented migrants she harbors at the Old Mermaids Sanctuary. When an old friend reenter...

Acclaimed poet Mario Milosevic occasionally decides to write a poem a day for a year just to keep his poetry muscles in good shape and to have some fun. His previous year-long projects have yielded three collections: Animal Life, Fantasy Life, and Love Life.Now, in this new collection, he not only writes a poem every day, but also appends a commentary to each poem in which he details his writing process. You will learn where he got the idea fo...

When the Old Mermaids washed ashore on the New Desert after the Old Sea dried up, they were strangers in a strange land, alone and unprepared. But the Old Mermaids did not let that stop them from finding a way to survive and thrive in their new home.Now, in this companion to the Old Mermaids Wisdom Cards, the Old Ems reveal the secrets of living life to the fullest. The Wisdom Cards do not predict the future or tell you the ultimate fate of yo...

Everyone knows Brooke McMurphy as the mastermind behind the monster hit zombie movies starting with Beauty and the Zombie. Most people don't know the incredible story of Brooke's battles with demons both personal and natural. In this complete edition of the three Whackadoodle Times novels, we see Brooke's genius in action as well as her courageous side as she copes with a movie exec dressed only in fishnet stockings dead in her bungalow, an ea...

Labyrinths figure in cultures the world over as tools for contemplation, as metaphors for pilgrimages, and, some believe, as a way to gain access to other realms. The recent resurgence of interest in labyrinths has prompted many to construct their own versions. In this instructive and concise guide, novelists Kim Antieau and Mario Milosevic use their own experience creating a labyrinth to guide you in making yours. Using the famed 11-circuit l...

Short story masters Kim Antieau and Mario Milosevic combine their talents in this extraordinary collection of fantastic tales. These stories originally appeared in Asimov's SF, Twilight Zone Magazine, Shadows, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Interzone, and The Clarion Awards. Included are: "Hauntings, " "Sanctuary, " and "Listening for the General" by Kim, and "Up Above the World So High, " "Winding Broomcorn, " and "The Untied St...

Jane wants to save the world, Vic does not. Jane doesn't understand men, Vic is man's best friend. Jane is an angst-ridden woman, Vic is a laid back dog. Jane seeks to unleash the powers of love, compassion, and justice, Vic favors visits to the park where he can mingle with babes on leashes. Follow the hilarious adventures of Vic and Jane, an unlikely odd couple who fight the good fight, love classic movies and junk food, and are always there...

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An ice storm. Two passengers stranded on a bus: a doctor who lost his passion for medicine long ago and a clown who no longer cares about being funny. The storm lasts well past the midnight hour. The world may choose this night to come to its end.

Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway bet his fellow writers at the Algonquin Round Table that he could write a complete short story in six words. The other writers ponied up ten bucks each, and Papa claimed the pot with possibly the saddest six words ever written: "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn." In this collection, Mario Milosevic offers 41 of his own very short stories. By turns funny, fantastic, witty, fabulous, and poignant, none are as ...

In morning light/my heart's delight/is slinking in/and inking skin." Firefly, one of the river people, lives by this ancient song. She yearns to be an inker and tattoo giants, just like her mother. But one morning a rogue giant kidnaps her mother and takes her up to the plateau, a dangerous place for all river people. Firefly attempts to rescue her mother, putting her own life in peril. To add to her problems, the dam that keeps her world safe...

For Gary Hawken, life in a coma comes with few perks. Nurses care for him and people sit by his bed and tell him stories, but the glorious mess of life passes him by. In a world where survival depends on his ability to understand his stories, Gary must recognize the value of his own soul. A hypnotic tale of one man's struggle to find the truth in his own epic life.

Kyle lives a typical teen's life in Cedar Falls, Washington, with his Canadian expatriate parents who commit their lives to free expression. After Kyle's parents display paintings at their art gallery that depict the president as a terrorist and mass murderer, the feds shut down the gallery and brutally arrest Kyle's parents for subversive activities. Kyle's life spins out of control. How will he survive without his parents? He tracks his days...

Claypot Dreamstance wanders the streets of Portland, Oregon, drawing chalk portraits on walls and sidewalks. His only question: Why did God take away his young daughter? A broken man in a cruel world, Claypot lives in crippling grief on the verge of perpetual despair and searches for a way back to sanity. His only tool: his incredible artistic talent. His constant fear: nothing can save him from eternal sorrow and a downward spiral to oblivion...

Franz Kafka's final months battling tuberculosis find the author weary and miserable. When the pain becomes too much to endure, he turns to his scribbling for comfort. But Dora, the woman he loves, harbors other plans. Franz's final work faces an epic and historic disaster even his imagination could not conjure. A tale of love, destiny, and the power of art.

Kim Antieau guides you through a year of wisdom, humor, beauty, inspiration, and love in these daily quotes from her own writings featuring the Old Mermaids and some of the other wise and mystical characters from her books and stories. See what gifts Grand Mother Yemaya Mermaid, Sister Laughs A Lot Mermaid, Mother Star Stupendous Mermaid, Sister Sheila Na Giggles Mermaid, and others have to share with you all year long.

Demeter's search for Persephone-her daughter lost in the underworld-inspired the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries, a nine day celebration so powerful and awe-inspiring that much of it remains a secret to this day. Now, renowned novelist and mythologist Kim Antieau guides you through a radical reimagining of this potent and mythic story. By tapping into ancient sources and modern speculation, combined with your own words and drawings, you will lear...