Mexican Radio And Other Short Stories, Volume I

Mexican Radio And Other Short Stories, Volume I: Historical Fiction: "The Diaries And Letters Of Niccolo And Maffeo Polo": Take the first three trips to China with the Polo brothers. Contemporary: "I Just Want You": A man's look back at requited love turns a bit obsessive. "In The End There's Nothing": A bittersweet look back at a wasted life." Eighteen And Life": There's only one thing to do when you find out you've been framed for a rape and murder.  Suspense: "I Don't Like Mondays": Four drunks pull a prank that will alter the lives of three of them and an innocent person. "Mexican Radio": A con turns a crooked warden's plot to his own advantage. Westerns: "Going Down In A Blaze Of Glory": being on the run is hell when you are being hunted by a gunman who just happens to have a bufalo gun. "Lay Your Money Down": Guy Marlowe leaves his farrow table in New Orleans to settle a dispute between greedy settlers and a peaceful tribe of Indians. Science Fction: " Burning Sky": Ma Flees to the colonies to get away from those who hunt her and her children down after Pa is murdered. "The Gift": Sometimes, the best things come when your heart is full of compassion. "Coming Home": sometimes aliens have a double motive for saving a life. "Faster Than The Speed Of Life": when our replacements are engineered in a lab, will they accept their purpose? Or will they choose their own destiny? "New Year's Resolutions": The average man's wishes for a better New Year in the future. Fantasy: "Narratives Of A Dry Vampire: On The Wings Of A Bat": A Vampire-monk tells of his childhood and the penance he had to pay to atone for his family's evil.