Free eBooks - Drama

When the chips are down, and they certainly are in these desperate times; friends and family stick together. Julie finds this out in an unlikely fashion. As the economy is crumbling around them, people are forced to make hard choices as to where they want to make their stand. They also must choose who to stand by. Julie's life is about to change, but not without a little help from a friend. more...

Blackwyrm Books has excerpted this short story from the upcoming Michael Williams novel Trajan’s Arch for promotional purposes. Michael is best known as the author of the experimental fantasy novels Arcady and Allamandra, as well as numerous Dragonlance novels, short fiction, and poems. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire. more...

In the latest prequel to Desperate Times you are introduced to Jon. With the world unraveling around them, Jon and his friend, Kyle, find themselves at a crossroads. People are already looking at the world in a different way; very much aware that everything they take for granted is about to disappear, perhaps forever. Goodbyes need to be said, but is there enough time before things get desperate? more...

For centuries the Good Fairies of Neverneverland have used their magic to push worthy humans to power and fame. Then, in 1982 they send their emissary, Oberon, to contact George Bertram Potter, a brilliant political science graduate student. What follows is a lighthearted romp though the halls of show business and politics. more...

In the not too distant future, the world is threatened with drought and starvation. Washington’s elite are invited to a mysterious gala at a giant old movie house. There, they become part of the entertainment, and meet the Primagnon, a more-than-human-being, who offers...The Alternative. more...

In this fictionalized case study, Robert Perrine describes what a typical project looks like within information technology. The project is already behind schedule when Robert arrives. There is no agreement on scope and the project budget is being siphoned away. Somehow Robert needs to bring the team together and get the work accomplished before they run out of time, money or sanity. more...

Senator Candace Wilke wants to be the first woman President of the United States. She has her party's nomination, but won't win the presidency without the endorsement of a mysterious, global power-broker. Gaining it could cost the compromise of her integrity and even the loss of her immortal soul. more...

This Hollywood star is washed up after a series of sordid, drunken mistakes, and returns to his Brooklyn roots after decades of success. What he finds is not the nostalgia he expected, but a group of hardened guys with grudges to match. The gang all finally meet up at a dive in Chinatown, but instead of a warm reunion the deep resentments of the past turn into exploitation and deceit. more...

In this fictionalized case study, Robert Perrine describes what a typical project looks like within information technology. The project begins with the idealistic goals of formalizing best practices for project management. Towards the end the project is just a mad scramble to avoid disaster. more...

A short short contemporary romance story. Phyllis Lange, widowed, has been asked by Neil Grant to marry him. Is she ready to to store new photos into a new family album ? more...