cretanmuse publishing

Destiny, fate, or karma-do our lives follow an ancient pattern, an echo of lives once lived?

This collection of short stories, inspired by true events and set in contemporary times, explores the forces that unite us as humans-love, pain, betrayal, greed, despair, passion, happiness and hope.

I leave it to you, dear reader, to decide whether the personal journeys in this book were steered by the whims of the gods or were merely shaped by the random twists of our modern, unpredictable world.

Here are a few glimpses into some of the stories:

The Princess of Death, ensconced in her Purgatory Bar, dares to forge a second chance at life and happiness.
Liz and Dick take a vanilla raspberry sorbet bath.
A celebrated writer loses the very essence of his being-or does he?
An almost-sentient AI falls in love.
A girl, driven by principle, makes a choice that seals her fate.
Xenia (ritualized hospitality) makes an appearance in California.
Why would you kill an old lady?
A letter is sometimes better than a phone.
Greed comes in many forms and religions.
Who is Cleo and why do some people believe she trades souls with God...for coupons?

And many more...Please enjoy!