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Groups of letters make up words. Groups of words make up paragraphs. Groups of paragraphs make up pages. Groups of pages make up books. And books help to build imaginations. Sorry for the elementary-style lesson, but we wanted to illustrate how words mean so much to our imaginations. Without words, our imaginations would suffer migraines as they try to make sense of a jumble of letters and spaces. For example: beforeyougocrazytryingtofigureoutthismessofwhatevertakeabreathandsingasoothingsonginyourbraintoeaseyourimaginationwhohasdecidedtocrankupyourmigraine. See? Words need to look like words in order for us to process them through to our imaginations. And when our imaginations are sufficiently fed and built, they can take us anywhere. So, come on in and watch imaginations being built right before your eyes by some of the most talented authors on the planet. Authors include: Trisha Rickey, Ella St. John, Vanessa Orlando, Brenda Galloway Conway, Rebecca Evans, Michael Gigandet, Jay Goldin, Taria Karillion, Leslie Muzingo, Brian T. Sluga, Steve Putnam, Richard Risemberg, Joseph J. Salerno, Marlene Fabian Stiles, Fred Thornburg, Richard Vetere

Lolly Candolin gives her abusive father an ultimatum to quit drinking. In retaliation, he throws her aged cat off a levee and down into a mysterious gypsy camp. Searching for her pet, Lolly befriends the gypsies, outcasts scorned by the townspeople. When a local official is murdered, Lolly's father, the county prosecutor, seizes the chance to eliminate the gypsy menace once and for all. Lolly soon discovers the truth, creating a terrible dilemma. Revealing her evidence could save a man's life, but could also destroy her father's career and any hope of finally winning his approval.

Get lost!A simple phrase with complicated meanings. Taken one way, it can be considered quite rude and derogatory. Taken another way-the way this book intends-it is an extraordinarily great directive.Writers desire to achieve that blissful sensation of being lost in the words, to find that the story has taken over and is writing itself, causing even the author to breathlessly wait to see what is going to happen next.Readers also want that level of consciousness where their real world departs, and the words on the page transport them to places unknown.The mere fact that you are reading this description shows that you, too, are seeking to lose yourself in the written word, to leave everyday life behind, to be elsewhere.You've come to the right place! The authors featured in this anthology have crafted remarkable stories with the capability and the power to take you out of this world. So, buckle up, turn the page, and: GET LOST!

We should all have one-a special place where we get away from the world. A place where distractions are kept to a minimum, worries and cares are forgotten, and an endless cornucopia of imagination is ours for the taking. A place where we can open a book, open our minds, and be transported elsewhere.A reading place.And that place could be anywhere: a soft bed in the bedroom, a cozy chair in the den, a cushy window seat, a lawn chair on the back porch, a single seat in a private bathroom, or even a booth in a crowded and noisy restaurant. It really doesn't matter where we read, as long as our minds can close off the world and focus on the words.Please, get settled in your reading place, take a couple of deep breaths, open this book, and begin reading.Now...isn't that a great feeling?

Normal. Common. Ordinary. Regular. All dirty words when it comes to stories. Imaginations should recoil and gasp with horror at the mere mention of them. Nothing starves an imagination faster than an unimaginative story (pun totally intended). Rest assured, the stories in this anthology are far from normal. They are beyond the normal. In fact, since normal is a dirty word, we must say that they are beyond the norm. The authors presented in Beyond the Norm have discovered the secret of getting around the barriers that squelch an imagination, the restrictions that cause boredom, and the limits that restrain a reader from becoming completely immersed in a story. The variety of stories contained herein will amaze even the most demanding reader, so you should feel lucky that you've happened upon this collection of stories. And the first adventure begins as soon as you open the book. So, go ahead, feed your imagination as you take it beyond the norm. It will thank you for the trip. The featured authors who help you feed your imagination are: Mike Tuohy, Andrew K. Clark, Catharine Leggett, Virginia M. Amis, Patricia L. Baker, Michelle Wotowiec, Steve Putnam, Ronna L. Edelstein, Leslie Muzingo, John Francis Istel, Katelyn Andell, Carol Cooley, and Colin Brezicki.