Bathroom Breaks & Bedtime Tales

In the shadow of the newly built Berlin Wall, CIA operative Jethro Langford has spent three years buried deep inside a Soviet intelligence network—patiently dismantling it from within.

But when the woman at the center of that network reveals just how much she knows about him, Jethro discovers that the mission was never as simple as he believed. With his imprisoned brother's life and his family's ruined name hanging in the balance, he faces an offer that could give him everything he came for—at a price that may change the course of his life.

What begins as a simple second-grade playground game quickly turns into something far more memorable.Determined to put on the perfect playground wedding, one young boy takes charge of every detail. He's the director, the organizer, the star of the show—or so he thinks. While he's busy making sure everything goes according to plan, everyone else can see what's really happening... except him.Funny, nostalgic, and full of the innocent misunderstandings that only childhood can produce, The Director is a charming short story about friendship, imagination, first crushes, and the moments we don't fully understand until years later.

When a routine afternoon takes an unexpected turn, seven-year-old Malcolm Goldman finds himself facing one of the biggest challenges of his young life. With his trademark imagination, unwavering determination, and a little help from the people around him, Malcolm discovers that courage sometimes looks very different than he expected.

A warm, funny, and heartfelt story about childhood, family, and the neighbors who become part of our lives.

An artist on the verge of giving up receives an unexpected visitor on a stormy Halloween night—a mysterious woman who offers far more than a portrait sitting.As the hours pass, inspiration returns with a force he has not felt in years. But some muses demand a terrible price, and some legends refuse to stay buried.This story story blends erotic horror, supernatural suspense, and psychological dread into a haunting tale about obsession, creativity, and the darkness that can hide behind beauty.

What if every secret in America suddenly had a voice?When a mysterious hacker known only as Choirboy unleashes a nationwide cyberattack during Sunday church services, millions are left stunned as hidden lives and carefully guarded truths begin to surface. What starts as confusion quickly spirals into panic, forcing a nation to confront questions about hypocrisy, shame, authenticity, and the price of keeping secrets.Provocative, unsettling, and darkly satirical, Choirboy explores what happens when technology strips away the masks we wear—and whether the truth is always worth the cost.

What would you do if your grandmother faked her own death just to see who showed up for the inheritance?In The Wake, the Will, and a Well-Deserved Martini, Edna Mae Bontrager decides there's only one way to find out what her family really thinks of her: stage her own funeral and watch the chaos unfold from the attic.What follows is a hilariously twisted family reunion filled with greedy relatives, long-buried secrets, a mysterious time capsule, and one unforgettable will reading. Armed with a sharp tongue, a carefully crafted plan, and a well-earned martini, Edna is determined to expose every lie before she finally checks out for good.Funny, outrageous, and surprisingly heartfelt, this dark comedy explores family, legacy, accountability, and the lengths some people will go for an inheritance.If you enjoy dark comedy, humorous fiction, family satire, quirky characters, and stories packed with sharp wit and unexpected twists, you'll love this unforgettable tale.

What happens when a revolution doesn’t begin with bullets—but with freight routes, stolen infrastructure, and a woman no one saw coming?To Alter or Abolish by Sevastian Winters is a gripping near-future political thriller set in a fractured America where surveillance is constant, institutions are cracking, and one truck driver quietly sets a plan into motion that could change everything. As supply chains become battle lines and truth becomes its own weapon, a new future begins to emerge from the shadows.A tense, thought-provoking story of resistance, logistics, power, and the cost of refusing to disappear.

A celebrated painter hasn’t created anything meaningful in nearly a year. Then he meets Yusuf — a young artist with effortless brilliance flowing through his veins like electricity.What begins as envy slowly mutates into obsession, and obsession into something far more horrifying.

Angela Marsh has spent thirty years hiding a nightmare she refuses to speak aloud. But after a routine surgery goes terribly wrong, the carefully ordered life she built begins to collide with something far stranger, darker, and far more absurd than she ever imagined.A darkly funny and deeply human story about dignity, fear, grief, and the terrible timing of the human body.

A cutting remark. A potato sack. A moment that became legend.When a cynical Hollywood columnist dismisses rising star Marilyn Monroe as nothing more than a pretty dress, the actress answers in the most unforgettable way possible — by stepping in front of the camera wearing a burlap sack and turning mockery into myth.Set against the glittering backdrop of 1950s Hollywood, The Screen Queen and the Potato Sack is a sharp, reflective story about beauty, class, envy, reinvention, and the quiet power of refusing to be diminished.