Bill Jones Jr

The Juice and Other Stories Bill Jones Jr

The Juice and Other Stories brings together a collection of 15 tales of romance, science fiction, urban fantasy, and suspense. Stories include: -Beings from another world find themselves herded along their own trail of tears. -A woman struggles to regain her memory, and her life, after a devastating brain injury. -A street walker searches for her next client, and promises him surprises. -The Clown Man visits a beautiful child's dreams and turns them to nightmares. -Luce, a vaporous visitor from a dying planet, must find the only robotics expert who can help save the alien race from destruction. -"Fool O'clock" details a stressful day in the life of Jim Pyle, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Fool Abatement, a government agency tasked with keeping the U. S. safe from fools of all sorts. -In "Days of the Never Was," three pairs of arguing friends disappear into a strange fog bank and reemerge with their entire worlds turned upside down. -A team of private investigators meet for the first time; is it love or his Crazy Magnet? Also: "He Ain't Heavy," a suspense story; "From the Black, the Blues," Sci Fi romance; "The Utopian / Dystopian Compass," Sci Fi; "Reggie and Rocky Vs. Space Monsters from Beneath the Bed," a contemporary fantasy starring 3 and 5-year-old dream walkers; and "Set Fire to the Rain," contemporary fantasy. Note: Some stories contain adult language and situations.