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For the first time ever, this collection of short stories by Gary Troia brings together, in chronological order stories and memoirs from Spanish Yarns and Beyond, English Yarns and Beyond and A Bricklayer’s Tales into one complete volume. "Excellent! A collection of short stories about depression, alcoholism and drug use. Very compelling reading. I read this short story collection all in one go." (Maria, Goodreads.) A Bricklayer's Tales is the ultimate "I hate this job" story, written as a collection of short stories and memoirs, each one revealing a snapshot in the life of Ray. Troia ...

A Bricklayer’s Tales: A Collection of Short Stories and Memoirs by Gary Troia is a raw, darkly humorous exploration of working-class struggles, self-destruction, and creative frustration. Told through the eyes of Ray Dennis—Troia’s disillusioned alter ego—these gritty, unflinching stories dive into the realities of depression, alcoholism, drug use, and the suffocating monotony of low-paid labour. From bleak construction sites to psychedelic escapes, each tale captures the highs and lows of a man trapped between artistic ambition and brutal wage slavery. Whether facing deportation in...

Cassidy is a legendary soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers – courageous, fiery and full of Irish charm, he has been known to turn even Brigadier-Generals trembling and submissive. During his temporary absence from the plains of Flanders, he meets our narrator – a higher-ranking officer who is in awe of Cassidy’s formidable reputation – and during their break from action, they share incredible stories about life on the front.

The title story in this wry collection concerns acquaintances Staunton and Barstow, who witness a bizarre spectacle outside a bar in an Austrian village. A thin-lipped aristocrat steps down from his plush horse-drawn vehicle, and commences formidable target-practice on some playing cards – the Five of Hearts and the Five of Spades. Barstow remains utterly still during this peculiar display, and it emerges that he has witnessed this on six consecutive days – the shooter is the husband of his mistress, and he is challenging Barstow to a duel. Further stories of love, revenge, jealousy and...

In the ranks of North Sussex – Number Three Platoon – serves a man whose physical stature is imposing, but whose mental state is said to be inert at best. This is the story of his remarkable awakening, one hot day in May, as he serves in the trenches of the front line. Other fascinating stories follow in this convincing commentary of wartime experience.

He had the heart of a Viking – and the spirit of an Arapaho warrior... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A man of great melancholy who is prone to bury his woes in a shot glass, Ansen Grost drifts from job to job, taking on details for which no one else is suited. So when a movie producer approaches him in a dingy bar in Zimbabwe with a job offer as head of security for a film to be shot in a remote location, broke, down-on-his-luck Ansen figures he has nothing to lose. Plus, the proffered bonus to stand in for an extra that didn't show up for the shoot didn't hurt. A ...

Ukraine is becoming a very dangerous place. Suicide drones attack civilians and infrastructure with impunity after all of the $100k surface to air missiles are gone and the “flack tracks” run out of bullets. In a horror show of a war, it’s time for some good old American ingineuity. Pole Dance Aviation, a Private Military Company, is established by its charismatic owner Jason Kane to assist with counter drone operations. Flying highly modified Cold War airframes, PDA gets down to the nitty gritty of shooting suicide drones out of the sky far cheaper than launching missiles that cost ...

Murder, fraud, violence and mayhem in 10 short stories of adventure and intrigue.

GARDENS IN THE SKY - BOOK ONE. THE BEGINNING. There's a small town. A quiet town. Where everyone knows everyone. Nothing strange happens here? Until the strangers arrive!! Step into a small, idyllic town, where harmony and familiarity prevail among the townsfolk. Life was predictable, until an unexpected turn of events shattered the tranquillity. Rumours of outsiders began to circulate, their presence stirring curiosity and fear. What brought them to this unassuming town? What secrets do they hold? As a tempestuous storm relentlessly unleashed its fury, an eerie coincidence emerged: the ...

Amazon bestsellers top 100. In this short story collection, Gary Troia shares his adventures, travels and memoirs from his life. Anyone who has ever done building work for brutal wage slavery and wondered if they were going mad, will recognise the life of Ray Dennis, (Troia's alter ego) which evokes a vision of mind-numbing, soul-destroying workplaces and workmates. His is the voice of discord for the marginally employed, the creatively frustrated working Joe, who turns to a life of drink and drugs to elevate the monotony of life. Few have brought this world to life with such despair, black...

Ten short stories of murder, mystery and adventure from a master of suspense.

Rayner the middle years is the sequel to ‘Rayner the early years’ a fictional biography of arguably the most popular Scotland Yard detective being the principle subject in the Victorian Detective’s Casebook series by the same author. In the second part of the story, Richard Rayner has left Oxford and joined the Metropolitan Police only to find his ambition to be a detective is not as easy as he had once thought. A number of incidents tend to obstruct his career path, including working for a Sergeant who has an unusual way of disciplining his men, and having to face false accusations ...

An action filled short story where a couple opens a hotel on Catalina Island and it becomes popular with upscale visitors. Two couples take advantage and become unwelcome. It turns out that they are mob connected and take offense at being ejected. The resulting action encompasses the hotel, beach and most of the harbor. Not to be missed. Action at its finest.

This short story is a recounting of how an eastern dude shows up in a western town, desiring that the local gunfighter educate him in the art of becoming a gunslinger. The resulting action is more than he bargained for.

In this second of two short stories a man who loses his son to Somali pirates, undertakes a second personal mission, now sanctioned by a government agency, to wreak as much havoc on the Somali pirate community as humanly possible. Lots of action.

This is the first of two short stories about a man whose son was killed by pirates, and his quest to seek vengeance against the Somali pirate community for his loss. The story is very Old Testament in its 'eye for an eye' commitment to bringing personal retribution to any pirates who will come out to challenge him and his crew. Lots of action.

After Fatima's arrest, the battle against the legal system begins. Discover what Fatima's life in prison is like and how she deals with some of the challenges she faces. Meanwhile, on the outside, things get a bit rough as the family struggle to come to terms with how events have unfolded.

If you have ever read the ten novel series called Wolves Unite! and the sequel to it set a thousand moons later, Many Moons, then you'll enjoy reading the prequel set a thousand moons before the events of Wolves Unite! Elders Ataneq, Tapeesa and Natchik of the three mountains, Star, Wolf and the Distant Mountain, all have a meeting one night to discuss their knowledge of magic and expanding it. They meet up with Hearth, an elemental warlord, Fenrir, an unfortunate werewolf, Opal, an arctic fox, Vedel, a drawolf and Cryrose, a vampwolf and they head off on an epic quest. Together they face ...

When a master thief's quest for vengeance collides with his former lover's transformed life, will the ghosts and doubts of the past overshadow their rekindled passion? Or will love find a way to ignite once more?

Amar, verbo intransitivo é um romance publicado em 1941 pelo escritor brasileiro Mário de Andrade. A obra retrata a vida boêmia da elite cultural paulistana dos anos 1930 e aborda temas como a liberdade sexual e de costumes. A trama gira em torno de um triângulo amoroso entre um escritor, uma médica e um estudante de direito. Ao longo da narrativa, os personagens refletem sobre o amor, o desejo e as convenções sociais da época. Considerado uma obra-prima da ficção modernista brasileira, o livro inovou estilisticamente ao mesclar poesia, prosa e diálogos.