Great Stories from the Mountain: 8 Expansive Short Stories - Paperback

by Steven M. Webb (Author)

THE IRISHMAN CIAN MACGERRITY

In 1805, tyranny, eviction and murder

drive an Irish tenant farmer to vengeance.

Surely, his deed will deliver him to the gallows -

and to the end of his troubles, or so he thinks.

THE CRASH

One abrasive Berkeley lawyer,

one demanding smartphone

and a dangerous way of driving

meet the very long view of life.

HERE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

An almost-priest,

a beautiful, angry woman and

an invisible chateau - revealed by the light on a river,

deep in the south of France.

CONTINUITY

A city's greatest hero

passes a torch of consecrated power,

strengthening a new generation

and burning an old elite.

A FORTUNATE MAN

In 101 BC, in a forgotten battle against pirates,

a mere moment in the war of aeons between

the sons of light and the sons of darkness,

death yields once more to life.

THE MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN

A spectacular mountain in Oregon,

The Lightning Rod of the Cascades,

hammers the unprepared but permits a stunning

preview of the Promised Land.

OUR LADY

America's most effective

and competent president in over 150 years

stands with a freed people to applaud the nation's

greatest First Lady - ever.

MANDATE OF HEAVEN

China, on the edge of self-inflicted catastrophe,

hurls the right to rebellion against the right to rule.

Who would dare oppose the onslaught, unarmed,

on behalf of the people?