Zen Fiction

Christopher Sean, a middle aged single man known for visiting random bars just to meet new and interesting people, visits a bar in the south suburbs that is known for great drinks and karaoke. What he did not expect was to meet the love of his life, who he refers to as BABY.

A young woman lies dead, strangled by a killer still prowling the sweltering, run-down neighborhood. The young wife of a police lieutenant receives threatening phone calls; the precinct's patrol cars are sabotaged; even the puppies the officers have adopted as mascots are savagely slain. It looks like there's a psycho on the loose with a vendetta against the cops. And then the widow of a precinct cop is found horribly murdered. The signature of the first crime is on this one. But a deadly new element has been added - another murderer is imitating the first one's methods.

Seven generations of women in Susana Prather’s family have been lost to the Georgia swamp behind her house. The morning after her eighteenth birthday, she awakens soaked with water, with no memory of sleepwalking. No matter how she tries to stop it, she’s pulled from her safe bed night after night, haunted by her own family history and legacy. Now, the truth feels unavoidable: it’s only a matter of time before she loses her mind and the swamp becomes her grave.

お花のかどわかし、そして熊吉も長年の同僚であった長吉との騒動が終わりを迎え、ぜんやの周りは少しずつ元の時間が戻りつつあった。だが時は落ち着くことを許してくれず、刻々と進みゆく。

居酒屋「ぜんや」の女将・お妙の父がかつて売っていた薬をもとに作られた「龍気補養丹」を改めて売り出すことになった熊吉。養い子だが、少しずつ養い親の只次郎とお妙に心を開き始めたお花。

「ぜんや」の常連の旦那衆を狙った毒酒騒動。犯行にかつての同僚・長吉が関わっていると確信した熊吉は捜索に走る。一方、長吉に騙されて常連客に毒を出しそうになってしまったお花は、意気消沈。

ぜんやに転がりこんできたお転婆姫──只次郎の姪のお栄は大奥に仕えていたのだが、将軍からお手つきとなるのを嫌い、暇を貰って只次郎の許へと逃げていた。家に戻ってもどこぞの武家に嫁がされるに決まっている、と町人となって己の才覚で生きていくことを望むが……。

居酒屋「ぜんや」の女将・お妙は、亡き夫・善助の過去について新たな疑念にとらわれ、眠れない夜が続いていた。そんななか、店の常連客である菱屋のご隠居の炉開きで、懐石料理を頼まれる。

居酒屋「ぜんや」の馴染み客・升川屋喜兵衛の嫁・志乃が子を宿して、もう七月。「ぜんや」の女将・お妙は、喜兵衛から近ごろ嫁姑の関係がぎくしゃくしていると聞き、志乃を励ましにいくことになった。

家禄を継げない武家の次男坊・林只次郎は、鶯が美声を放つよう飼育するのが得意で、それを生業とし家計を大きく支えている。

寛政三年弥生。預かった鶯を美声に育てて生計を立てる、小禄旗本の次男坊・林只次郎は、その鶯たちの師匠役となる鶯・ルリオの後継のことで頭を悩ませていた。

新年を迎え、神田花房町代地に居酒屋「ぜんや」が再建された。女将・お妙の絶品料理がまた食べられる喜びのあまり、馴染みの旦那衆は祝儀を沢山持参するが、お妙はとまどってしまう。

Charles Goh has always played by the rules. It’s how he survived his difficult childhood as the swotty foreigner at a posh English boarding school—and now, his high-pressure job at one of the biggest corporate law firms in London. His job is his life and he's happy that way … until she shows up.

This is the second book in the Zen series in which Zen, Kelek, George, and the others experience the city of Dongor and Count Stark.

This is the fifth book in the Zen and her adventures series and features CQ the mermaid. This book is zany but does not come with a warning and anyone can listen to it. In this book, Zen comes back from being lost and tries to make up her mind as to what to do with all her newfound knowledge, but too many things, internally and externally, prevent her from becoming quiet enough to listen, and the pirates are, of course, no help.

Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories is Tobias S. Buckell's seventh short fiction collection and is comprised of 15 stories, several of which are original to the collection or were previously only available through his Patreon. This collection ranges from galactic adventures to intimate explorations of humanity—sometimes in the same story—rich with a sense of wonder and deft storytelling.

Lulu is a sweet and quirky girl who loves playing in nature! She loves to spend time with the animals and wrestling in the mud. The other girls don’t like to play with her and the boys only make fun of her. There are times when Lulu feels like she never fits in. But when Lulu discovers an opportunity to catch the moon, she soon learns about the value of true friendship, courage, and why you should always embrace who you are.

Our story begins on Earth, but an Earth with a past steeped in fantasy and science fiction. From humble beginnings, a boy is given a divine destiny, a chance to make his mark on human civilization, but he must embark upon a life-changing journey. Our hero struggles to understand what he has been given and what to do with it, losing himself in doubt and loneliness as he confronts the dark side of humanity.

El Londres de la Regencia, políticos y taumaturgos tratan de ocultar un secreto a voces: la magia inglesa está desapareciendo. El recién nombrado hechicero real, Zacharias Wythe, intentará recuperarla por todos los medios a pesar del desprecio de sus colegas por su condición de esclavo liberado. Tan solo Prunella intentará ayudarlo. Sus objetivos son más acuciantes: asegurarse una posición sin fortuna ni familia, y con un exceso de magia inaceptable en una mujer. Juntos deberán evitar un conflicto, el fin de la magia en Inglaterra y que sus propios secretos salgan a la luz.

Get ready to laugh-out-loud with "The Fart-tastic Dancer"! Meet Billy, the boy with epic farts and silly antics. But when his pranks go too far, a sweet little girl named Lulu and her lovable furry friends decide it's time to teach him a lesson about kindness and respect. Join them on a wild adventure filled with stinky farts, flying boogers, and a muddy mess. Will Billy transform from a gross jokester to a beloved star? Find out in this hilarious and heartwarming tale that will have you giggling from start to finish.