[This is a] collection of eight intriguing, slightly askew short stories.

The Box; I was just looking for a green pendant, nothing else. Instead, I end up with a very strange box.

Spooked To Death; Two women decide to find out once and for all who is trashing their back yards.

A Very Small Town; Life in a small town can seem quite desirable but it’s not always what it seems to be.

Two Paragraphs: Meet a young, dirty, shabby ragamuffin of a girl who claims her name is Death.

Who’s In Charge Here?; Norman Wright is having a difficult time maintaining control of his life after meeting Sarah.

The Man Who Ate Popcorn; George is lonely, angry and addicted to popcorn.

Have Some Cookies and Milk: Three boys who get bullied on a daily basis by Jake decide it’s time for this to end.

Make and Model: Jeff & Marta are having a baby and may end up with a bit more than what they are expecting.

What kind of readers will it appeal to?
The stories cover a broad spectrum of subjects and people so I hope that they will appeal to just about anyone.

Have you written any other books that we should read next?
Earth’s Blood, a sci-fi novel about the single most cataclysmic seismic event in the
history of the planet. The Keystone, a murder mystery based in a dilapidated hotel where the tenants are dying but no one takes immediate note since they’re the dregs and cast-offs of society. Live Your Life In A Crap Free Zone, a humorous and dry-witted look at real-life situations and the choices we make in them every day. A Multi-Pack of Brain Flakes, my original collection of short stories.

Tell us a bit about yourself.
I am a rural Pennsylvania bred man. I have lived in four different states and traveled to all but seven of the fifty states. I also a nature photographer, history buff, and a certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant.

Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work?
http://www.ethanholmes.com

How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ethan-Holmes/235470783211011
@EthanHolmesBook

What’s next?
I am writing two other novels, Playing With Matches which is about a man who gets just a little too frustrated with Internet dating, and 5:23, a novel about how easy it is to cause confusion, chaos and panic.