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A collection of short stories; some are true, some are fiction, but all are captivating. To say that the deep south is different is stating the absurdly obvious. In many ways it has not changed in the last 100 years or so. This is especially true of South Louisiana where I grew up, just a stones' throw from the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and practically on the banks of the same river that Huck Finn rafted down. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Hershey Bars and Werewolves.

A young man who is obsessed with pirates, particularly Jean Lafitte, builds an incredible invention to help him find the missing treasure of Jean Lafitte. He says it is to pay for school, but the reality is that he is looking for a special ring that has been rumored to be aboard Lafitte's ship, so he can give it to the woman he loves.

A string of grisly murders threaten the inhabitants and visitors to The French Quarter. As the terror spreads, it gets the attention of Nicholas Axminster a private investigator who calls New Orleans home. Axminster lives by a code that has served him for nearly 10,000 years, his entire existence as a vampire. A regular fixture in the French Quarter, he has protected the area for many years, and now he has to step out of his role as private investigator, and once again be the avenging angel for the inhabitants and visitors to the Big Easy.

A murder mystery set in the city of the future. At first, it seems as if the city itself killed its creator, but if not the city, then who?

A meteorite crashes to Earth, and brings with it a deadly disease that will kill every living thing on the planet in under a week. Just when things look their bleakest for the human race, comes first contact with an alien species. But are they here to help, or here to finish the job the disease started?