Books by Joe Cron

Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction

by Mark Leslie

(1 review)

Webster defines "obsession" as an "a persistent disturbing abnormal preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling." Obsessions sometimes include a hobby or collection that has gotten out of hand. Other times an... See More

Eve of Demons

by Joe Cron

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Rachel Lake's mother, Suzanne, suffers an untimely death. But is she really gone? In the wake of her mother's death, Rachel has no time to grieve in peace as an unseen entity launches her on a spiraling descent into terror... See More

Stress Reduction Through Time Management

by Joe Cron

Stressed out by everything you need to do? Tired of it? This essay presents simple, established techniques for managing the demands on your life. Get a handle on it, and breathe a little easier tonight. See More

Granted

by Joe Cron

Brad and Vicky, two teenagers frolicking through the summer in a Lake Michigan beach town, indulge their adventurous impulses and hike up Kolson Creek. Local legend has it an aging wizard lives up there. Some even claim to... See More

The White Dress

by Joe Cron

Franklin Holt, a werewolf on the northern California coast, survives tumultuous years of disturbing violence and now stays away from human confrontation. When Colleen, an Irish selkie, rises from the sea and into his life... See More

The Holitaph

by Joe Cron

(1 review)

On an innocuous Tuesday morning, quality engineer Dylan Bruce arrives at his everyday job at an electronics company, but quickly finds himself plunged into an adventure that flings him across the universe. Merdal, an alien... See More

Speaking for Presentations

by Joe Cron

Need a confidence boost for that upcoming speaking engagement? Public speaking is one of the most fearful activities people face in their lives, and nowhere is it more common than in countless business meeting rooms and... See More

Hellish

by Joe Cron

Parched, spent, and plodding through the relentless desert heat, Jack Barker thinks of nothing but finding his way home. A way to rest. Pushed to the limit of endurance, Jack begins to hear and see strange things in the... See More

Goose

by Joe Cron

Goose Morgan, a lounge piano player with a close-but-not-quite career, slips ever further down and out, then seems to just disappear entirely. Out of nowhere, he mysteriously rockets to notoriety with new, hot licks. Where... See More

Alden Bridge

by Joe Cron

On his eleventh birthday, young Alden Waverly hears strange noises outside his play cave on Cappa Terse. He and his parents live intriguing, fulfilling lives as pioneers there among the trees and rocky terrain of their... See More

Fate

by Joe Cron

Since his wife's death, novelist David Carvier can't put two words together. Desperate to break the stranglehold of writer's block, he retreats to his secluded cabin to wrestle with his frustrations, but there David tips on... See More

The Magistrate

by Joe Cron

In a post-apocalyptic world where technology survived but many humans did not, Dane Tarker finds himself the target of a plot by a powerful magistrate. But the tables have turned, and now Dane must act the part of a... See More

Jacob's Justice

by Joe Cron

Falsely accused of molesting a rancher's teenage daughter, young cowhand Jacob rides for his life across the high Arizona desert. Born and raised on the ranch, Jacob scarcely fathoms how his fortunes changed. Now on a stolen... See More

Fantasy Portals

by Barbara G.Tarn

(1 review)

Whether you're sucked in, you fall into it or you see it and decide to explore what's beyond, a portal is always an opening to a great adventure. From our world to others, alone or in good company, our heroes and heroines... See More

Implode the Membrane: Storie from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine

by Dean Wesley Smith

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine specializes in strange and weird and head-shaking stories. But in among the strange stories lurk some really, really strange stories that seem to push limits no one else thought to push. So, we... See More