Cautionary Tales For The Modern World

A collection of two short stories and one novella that describe disturbing events that could happen in the near future in a western country that continues to separate the state and authority from the people.

Dave and the Way Ahead - A novella about an ordinary man who takes his battle with authority to the extreme.

This story is set in time when the government, police and media are working against the people. Dave, a lecturer at a small college, begins a local campaign to take back a bit of control and freedom from the authorities. Things escalate quickly. Before he knows it, Dave is a terrorist to some and a freedom-fighter to others.

Little Terrors - A dark comedy about an old couple who watch TV crime shows to plan the perfect murder of two young children.

Two ten-year-old kids torment the lives of many vulnerable people on their run-down housing estate. When the police, parents and local authorities seem helpless, an old couple decide to plan and execute the perfect murder by getting ideas of inspiration from daytime TV crime dramas. Although things don't go exactly to plan, you will be hoping the old couple succeed in the murder of two children.

The Man, Himself - A disturbing short story of a white supremist.

As he is taking his final walk, these are the thoughts running through the mind of a white supremacist who decides to take "revenge" on those he has been taught to hate.