This collection of my work was selected from a PILE of stories I sent to Mr. Robert Morgan of Sarob Press. He picked some that I would not have - and in the end, I think he did a great job. Some of these represent periods in my career that if left to my own inclination would be forgotten - but that’s no way to treat a career. There are also some new stories in the book - including a personal favorite titled “Cockroach Suckers,” and a crowd favorite, “The Gentle Brush of Wings.” Cover art is by the talented Mr. Donald Paresi, of which you’ll hear so much from me eventually you’ll be forced to go buy his work for yourself. The cover is a wrap-around, but there is no dustacket. The deluxe edition came with a slip-case.

• Preface by David Niall Wilson
• Defining Moments
• The Lost Wisdom of Instinct
• For These Things I Am Truly Thankful
• Cockroach Suckers*
• More Than Words
• The Call of Farther Shores
• Bloody Knife & Morning Star
• The Gentle Brush of Wings*
• The Death-Sweet Scent of Lilies
• To Dream of Scheherazade
• A Taste of Blood and Roses
• The Milk of Paradise
• ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky*

All previously published stories have been newly revised by the author for this collection. *Previously Unpublished.

–DNW