Thrice Told Tales

THRICE -TOLD TALES

from THE COLLATERIAL GLAND

(*a gland in certain insects that secrets a gluey substance upon which eggs are laid to protect them against the world)

or

Assorted Short Stories of Robert W. Walker, a Hardliner Horror and Suspense Novelist without any agenda save entertainment…

Between each story, the author makes comments on the purpose and the crafting of his work. The story span the emotions from terror to laughter, intrigue to suspense, the supernatural and the frightfulness of reality. Much of Mr. Walker's work might be called "reality-based" horror, but he is also adept at police procedural and mystery. This collection of tales is a disjointed, disconnected, disorganized conglomeration of sheer fun and entertainment and meant for nothing else. Check out the table of contents below:

500 word Short-Short Stories:

500 Words -------------4

Bat Guano -------------7

Zomflies --------------11

Longer Stories:

A Snitch in Time-----13

Pet Project -----------21

Rules of Fog----------31

Longest Stories:

The Unread-----------48

Stump Grinder-------69

Afterword/Advice to Writers:

Tension in Fiction ---95

Advice Column -----98

Also included is an excerpt from CUBA BLUE by Robert W. Walker and Lynn Polkabla, and an excerpt of TRUCK STOP by Jack Kilborn and J.A. Konrath.