ON NEWTON'S 3rd LAW It's not just a law of physics; it's a cosmic imperative.THE OBSTINATE CANARY A prideful young opera singer confronts his girlfriend's objections to his lack of success, as she threatens to leave him for a vacation with another man. TREACHERY Old age tragically strips us of all our youthful virtues. Does it leave us anything in compensation?RUNNING MIRROR A starfleet officer becomes a criminal on the day of his retirement - the best day of his life. THE TALE OF DANNY LARUE An Angel in a dream reveals to a young man that he has an appointment with Death that very night. MY SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE A true story of courage and heroism in the face of catastropheLOVE STORY WITH FLUTE A fable set on a modern Indian reservation about the love of a boy for an older girlROYAL DELUSION He thinks he's the King of Denmark, and it's off to the asylum.BLOWING SMOKE A lout schemes to trick an elegant, worldly cigar expert out of his vintage Ferrari, by betting his own wife against the expert's skills. DEVOTION Four kinds of devotion - superficial, na ve, vocational, and true - are explored in this tale of intergalactic intrigue. THE OTHER MARY A naked woman in church heralds a life-change for a young priest. THE MURDEROUS HOUNDS OF SATAN It's not like he wasn't warned. THE TWILIGHT OF IGGY FLYNN An Irish assassin arranges his final hit. BLOCHYFACE GRAMPA A precious life-lesson from a cruel schoolyard prank GRAMPA'S TERRIBLE TEETH How far can empathy take us?AMBROSIA, OR, WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW A man reclaims a lost love through a desperate schemeINTENSIVE CARE A sick man's life-changing deliriumENEMY OF THE PEOPLE A look forward to a perishing republic

The Complete Short Stories

Literature & Fiction

Brennan, Gerald

Contemporary

DreamStreet Press

October, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, he's been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Union's latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon. The second story in the Altered Space series, Public Loneliness is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, it's also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. It's a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space.

Public Loneliness: Yuri Gagarin's Circumlunar Flight

Literary

Tortoise Books

May, 1970. After a one-month launch delay, Apollo 13 lands in the Fra Mauro Highlands of the moon--and then the trouble starts.The first in a series of what-if stories from the golden age of space exploration, Zero Phase was written based on meticulous research, and with assistance from two Apollo astronauts: Dr. Edgar Mitchell, who visited the Fra Mauro Highlands--and Captain Jim Lovell, who was supposed to go.Dramatic, detailed, and finely written, with allusions to 2001 and Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus, this novella is a must-read for space aficionados and literary enthusiasts alike.

Zero Phase: Apollo 13 on the Moon

Saudade reportedly has no direct English translation; it's a Portuguese word describing the nostalgic longing for something that may never return, or may not exist. This feeling can be strangely comforting; author Manuel de Mello calls it "A pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy." It permeates the music of Brazil, another nation steeped in slavery and sadness and the hope for a better life. Yet this heartsick yearning's actually very familiar to those of us born and raised in North America; we often call it "the blues."This saudade-themed anthology explores this fascinating emotional territory in exciting poems and stories from a range of new and up-and-coming authors--pieces that linger after the last page is turned. It features work from the following authors:Lily MooneyAlfonso MangioneJennifer SchaeferDarrin DoyleDrew BuxtonJoseph G. PetersonRachel SlotnickAlice KaltmanSteve KarasGerald BrennanBen TanzerMatt PineLiz Yohe MooreGiano Cromleychris reidTraci Failla

The Pleasure You Suffer: A Saudade Anthology

April, 1972. Three legendary astronauts embark on man’s boldest space voyage yet—a yearlong mission to fly past our nearest planetary neighbor, Venus.Island of Clouds, the first full-length novel in the Altered Space series, is a gripping space epic based on NASA mission proposals from the late 1960s. Touching on literary influences ranging from Borges and Bukowski to the Book of Job, this story of exploration also offers a literary probing of the dark reaches of human nature: alcoholism, capitalism, authority, fatherhood, and the ephemeral nature of desire.Each entry in the Altered Space series is a wholly separate narrative, but all deal with the mysteries of space and time, progress and circularity. Every title is an enso of words in which orbits of spacecraft, moons, planets and people allow us fresh perspectives on the cycles of our own lives.

Island of Clouds: The Great 1972 Venus Flyby (Altered Space)

May, 1970. After a one-month launch delay, Apollo 13 lands in the Fra Mauro Highlands of the moon--and then the trouble starts.The first in a series of what-if stories from the golden age of space exploration, Zero Phase was written based on meticulous research, and with assistance from two Apollo astronauts: Dr. Edgar Mitchell, who visited the Fra Mauro Highlands--and Captain Jim Lovell, who was supposed to go. Dramatic, detailed, and finely written, with allusions to 2001 and Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus, this novella is a must-read for space aficionados and literary enthusiasts alike.

Zero Phase: Apollo 13 on the Moon (Altered Space)

October, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, he's been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Union's latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon.The second story in the Altered Space series, Public Loneliness is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, it's also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. It's a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space.

Public Loneliness: Yuri Gagarin's Circumlunar Flight (Altered Space)

Resistance

The Obstinate Canary - A prideful young opera singer confronts his girlfriend's objections to his lack of success, as she threatens to leave him for a vacation with another man. Running Mirror - A starfleet officer becomes a criminal on the day of his retirement - the best day of his life. The Tale of Danny LaRue - An angel in a dream reveals to a young man that he has an appointment with Death that very night. Love Story with Flute - A fairy tale set on a modern Indian reservation about the love of a boy for an older girl. Blowing Smoke - A coarse man schemes to trick an elegant, worldly cigar expert out of his new Ferrari, by betting his own wife against the expert's skills. The Other Mary - A naked woman in church heralds a life-change for a young priest. The Twilight of Iggy Flynn - An Irish assassin arranges his final hit.

The Seven Short Stories

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The third of Gerald Brennan's SongBook series

Song Book 3

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Music

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