Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Smashwords (eBook) James Pitter Author Website Kobo Scribe Category:  Literary Fiction Publisher: James Pitter Type: Fiction Pages: 53 Copyright: Nov 16, 2015 Price: $2.99 (eBook) An eclectic anthology of five short stories of various genre that range from comedy and satire through science fiction and dark drama. Beyond The Rainbow's End includes a light-hearted and humorous critique of celebrity culture seen through the eyes of an acerbic journalist. A sinister tale about mind uploading and the consequences for those willing to risk everything in return for eternal life. A witty exposé about infidelity and excess within a pampered expat community. An amusing road trip that turns into the journey from hell. The dark narrative of a woman who's troubled past returns to haunt her and destroys the one she loves.            Excerpt Morris Winthrop steps into the expansive piazza of the stately home that is the venue of this year's biggest event of the fashion calendar. He trains his journalistic eye on the parasites with their rocket-fuelled egos, posing and posturing for the camera-wielding onlookers and their ever-extending and retracting lenses.

In their short and sad existence of the passing lime light
Authored by James Pitter, Beyond the Rainbows End is a presciently written collection of dialogue-rich short stories. Each story bears intellectual overtones, portraying a nuanced account of human behaviour.

The Morris Winthrope Reports: The Fashion Week is about a journalist's latest scoop in the fashion world where he discovers how many kinds of celebrities there are. In their short and sad existence of the passing lime light, he realises that there are two kinds of celebrities, the brazen self-promotional sort seeking media attention, and the other, the more refined that does not. This celebrity psyche is what grabs the journalist's attention caught up in this paradox of a mirage.

A Digital Immortality is absolutely fascinating. In an ambitious scientific innovation, Dr. Ingram tries to design a computer program emulating the human brain. Experiments are therefore carried out into the human brain to understand how it retrieves information and such. Sacrifices must be made in order to conduct this experiment but it is also an ethical issue. The trade-offs are always not morally right, even though there might be volunteers prepared to make those sacrifices. Such experiment could lead to finding cure for degenerating diseases of the mind, opening a new horizon in scientific studies.

The Brunch Brats is about a group of shameless expatriates - bureaucrats going out on branch with friends in a culturally sensitive country to be drunk and to be publicly indecent, only to realise that there is also adultery involved.

Opposite Directions lends itself to more than what meets the eye. Seemingly, it is about these characters who are onboard a bus which is going in the opposite direction. It avoids making a left turn because the road is accident prone. This delays their arrival to the destination. On a metaphorical plane, this almost bodes to the fact of how a wrong turn could change the course of action itself. This could happen as the end result of many events transpiring to affect choices that people are forced to make.

The Secrets We Hide, explores the criminal mind of a prisoner in all its complexity. Harriet's interest in Raymond, from the black lagoon,is not fully transparent as her family and friend try to fathom her decision for interviewing him. Until the very end of the story, no one is nearly clear about her intentions as she has her own hidden secrets to contend with.

Pitter is an intellectual writer with a skill for wit and excellent story-telling
I absolutely loved "Opposite Directions" and even though I've finished reading Beyond the Rainbow's End, I'm still thinking about these stories--still pondering over the details. Pitter is an intellectual writer with a skill for wit and excellent story-telling. I absolutely loved "Opposite Directions" and I'm still reeling from "The Secrets We Hide." Definitely a great read--makes you want to re-read the stories to comb over the details a second or third time.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Author's witty exploration of human behaviour
A colourful and diverse selection of characters are cleverly observed in this book of short stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the Author's witty exploration of human behaviour, especially 'Opposite Directions' and one of my favourites 'A Digital Immortality'. Each story takes you on a journey with the characters, and you are able to absorb their relationship with themselves, others, and their environment. I would highly recommend this book and will be looking out for more of James Pitter's work.