Years after the fall of society, one man tracks a dangerous beast through the wilderness. On this cold Winter's day, he fights for his very life, as memories of the world before The Fall continue to remind him of what he lost. How can he endure when all he knew was taken from him? What hope can he cling to when even the laws that govern life and death have been turned upside-down?A beast straight from a nightmare stalks the woods outside the last compound on Earth. A lone hunter stalks the monster with bow and arrow, hoping to kill it before it attacks his colony of survivors.Years after the bombs fall and the world as we knew it ceases to be, a single survivor finds himself in the battle of his life in this tense thriller by Eli Taff, Jr.The hunt is only the beginning, however, as the survivor must also cope with his memories of the world that used to be, and the question of survival in this new world. This hopeless future where walls and the courage of good men are the only things standing between the last vestiges of order and civilization, and the madness of the world after The Fall.This is a Story Shot, a short story written to be read and enjoyed quickly.

A boy about to reach manhood seeks the aid of a pair of old gypsies. He is in need of a magic potion, but why he needs it and what he hopes to gain by using magic as a quick road to happiness may prove to be his undoing in this cautionary tale of the dangers of temptation, and the loss of innocence.A short story about a boy who visits a pair of old gypsies to obtain a magic potion. When he realizes that the potion seems mundane and may not be magical at all, he must question how far he is willing to go to believe the two women. Why he needs the potion, and what he wants to gain by drinking it are secrets he hopes desperately to keep. But when dealing with these two old crones, he comes to realize that the quick road to happiness offered by magic may come with a price that he may not be able to pay.