Matthew S. Rotundo

"What? You were expecting William Faulkner?"--From the introductionAward-winning author Matthew S. Rotundo is back with another collection of tales that will transport you through space and time. On this journey, you will discover. A down-on-her-luck movie star learning to fight back against a digitized Hollywood. A future in which Little Brother is always watching. The consequences one Holocaust survivor faces when offered a chance to change the past.
A grieving father struggling to understand what has gone wrong with his cloned son. What one man would be willing to swallow for love. A world of athlete worship and biological enhancement, where the race is indeed to the swift-and one boy who chooses not to run. A group of friends, a game of poker, and an unexpected player who changes the way the cards fall, in more ways than one. How to get ahead in a world where knowledge is accessible via a brain implant-for a price.
What the desperate will do to survive in the ruins of Hollywood. A competition in which the winner goes to work for a powerful demon.  And the loser. A forbidding mountain on a distant world that holds the key to one man's salvation.or damnation. A lonely girl, a talking snake, and a castle full of secret wonders. So there. Take that, Faulkner.