Thirteen Tantalizing Tales (180 Pages) is a collection of 13 imaginative Jay Dubya science-fiction-paranormal stories.
Thirteen Tantalizing Tales (180 Pages) is author Jay Dubya’s twenty-third story collection. TTT is a collection of 13 sci-fi/paranormal stories.
Other fiction and non-fiction short story books produced by this prolific author are The Psychic Dimension, The Psychic Dimension Part II, First Person Stories, The FBI Inspector, Modern Mythology, Prime-Time Crime Time, UFO: Utterly Fantastic Occurrences, Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Snake Eyes and Boxcars Part II, Time Travel Tales, Suite 16, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts, Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight Part II, Pieces of Eight Part III, Pieces of Eight Part IV, Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas Part II, Nine New Novellas Part III and Nine New Novellas Part IV.
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Thirteen Tantalizing Tales by Jay Dubya
Thirteen Tantalizing Tales is author Jay Dubya’s twenty-third story collection.
5 Star Review: Author Jay Dubya has a unique way of telling his short stories with psychological twists that
make this collection a must have in your library of short stories. I am from the ‘Twilight Zone’ generation, so
I love Jay’s short tales.
Let me share a quick thought from each story.
In the “Holiday Hooligans” Chief FBI Inspector Joe Giralo and his men are confronted with some
really bizarre holiday masqueraders. What will their mystery unfold?
In “The Piano and The Organ” this story brings energy implanting to a whole new level; mystery of
the haunted piano and phantom concert.
In “Contemporary Illuminati” an heir's lost inheritance turns-out to be an amazing surprise.
In “Realty Reality” we see if the sins of the forefathers (or mothers) carry forward into the next
generations.
In “Doing Bristol” we go on a journey back to the character’s hometown in Hammonton. In this story
time and space are altered as memories flood to the surface.
In “A Photo’ Finish” here is a case that might be the trial of the century, or perhaps eternity.
In “Sleep Paralysis” we get a glimpse into the mind's reaction to sleep paralysis. Worse than a
nightmare, a daymare, or even Transcendentalism.
In “Rich Man, Poor Soul” the story presents an interesting concept; if you received a decree from
heaven’s archangel allowing you to go all the way back to your childhood and start over, to correct the
wrongs of your life, would you?
In “Lost Identity” the predicament is compelling. Was the memory loss due to a violent crime or
something else?
In “Family Resentment” the tale reminds us that family ties don’t always bind.
In “Growing Young” we learn that nature's secrets can be held among many; now even including you.
In “Corporal Teleportation” we learn about a personal time/space travel experience, now referred to
as ‘Corporal Teleportation’ as opposed to 'Time Travel'.
In “A Ride Through the Wharton Forest” the question comes to mind. What if Mr. Wharton’s scheme
had become reality?
I would have to say that out of the thirteen stories, The Piano and The Organ story was my favorite. Let me
share just a little.
“I must admonish myself for being a snobbish elitist and a hypocritical religious anarchist for the past
forty years of my morally-prejudiced life. From relevant circumstances that would evolve upon Joanne
returning from choir practice on the following Thursday night, my defective soul would miraculously
undergo a marvelous transformation that could best be described as a cathartic, spiritual Renaissance. As
a result of my interactions with the living room piano, I now passionately espouse the rigid mandates of
St. Peter and his edict-oriented papal descendants. I eagerly attend Catholic Mass each and every Sunday
and have absolutely astounded my wife by voluntarily joining the St. Joseph church choir as an inspired
baritone. Without further digression, here is how my whole unbelievable ‘soul metamorphosis’
synthesized with my heart switching from sin to grace.
On Thursday night, April 23rd, I was waiting for Joanne to arrive home from her standard choral routine.
My wife parked her Ford Fairlane inside the two-car garage, and soon I heard the right-side electronic
door descend to the cement floor. After entering the house through the laundry room portal, Ginger
appeared exceedingly exhausted, and my beloved spouse presented herself to me in a heightened, upset
and agitated state of mind.
“What’s the matter? Did one of your choir members pass away?” I bonded with my spouse in a low,
respectful, reverent tone of voice. “Clearly something bad has happened.”
“I have a very important matter to tell you about that I’ve been withholding for several months,” Joanne
uttered, almost crying. “John, I’m actually scared to death.”
“Okay, I’m a good listener. Take ten deep breaths and then say what’s bothering you,” I wisely advised.
“That’s what I always do when a hostile, antagonistic client screams and yells at me on the phone over a
major stock market loss.”
Joanne heeded my recommendation and went on to inform me that the organ in the larger elevated den
was the principle source of her becoming overly distraught. According to Ginger’s account, one Tuesday
in March when I had been at Joe’s Maplewood for a weekly Rotary Club meeting, the organ commenced
playing the radio ballad "Devil or Angel” without skipping a note.
I hope that I have intrigued you enough to pick up a copy of this book, so you can find out what is going on
with this organ.
I love this author's imagination. I encourage you to read this book and all his many genres location on his
Amazon’s Author’s Page: https://www.amazon.com/Jay-Dubya/e/B004G76264
“Jay Dubya is author John Wiessner’s pen name and also his initials (J.W.) John is a retired New Jersey public
school English teacher and he had taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in southern New Jersey
with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. John is the creator of fifty-two books.”
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Midwest Book Review: Molly Martin
Jay Dubya's (John Wiessner, J.W.) sci-fi/paranormal book Thirteen Tantalizing Tales (16 stories, 180 Pages) receives stellar evaluation from Midwest Book Review.
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Thirteen Tantalizing Tales
Jay Dubya
Bookstand Publishing
9781634988841, $24.95, Hardcover, 192 pages (Also available in Paperback & Kindle, Nook ebook formats)
Opening with Holiday Hooligans beginning page 1, is the initial submission in Jay Dubya's twenty-third story compilation Thirteen Tantalizing Tales.
"This narrative presents a glimpse into a most bizarre, eccentric, nonsensical case that I've ever been assigned to investigate," disenchanted FBI Inspector Joe Giralo had beckoned his three primary agents, Salvatore Velardi, Arthur Orsi and Dan Blachford into his eighth-floor workplace positioned inside the all-too-typical 600 Arch Street Federal Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"An encrypted communique just two hours ago and requested that my team attempt to decipher exactly what is going on."
From that groundwork The Reader is spurred with a riveting look into a more or less unplumbed series of criminals and very strange crimes.
The narrative continues to a certain degree humorous tenor with a variety of holidays experiencing another of the unusual non-robberies.
Conclusion of inquiry may surprise The Reader.
The Piano and the Organ: begin p 13 purchase of an upright piano in 1975 will have staggering influence on the narrator and his wife Joanne who add an organ in 1975.
The pair are parents of 3 lads, in 1992 the trio is busy with college.
The piano and organ commenced behaving in most unexpected manner.
Realty Reality: begin p 27 In April of 1966, elementary school educator Rita Grasso wedded insurance salesman Rocco Costa in St. Joseph Catholic Church, North Third Street, Hammonton, NJ. In April of 1968, Rita's sister and fellow elementary school instructor Arlene Grasso married former Air Force Sergeant and present construction company foreman Vincent Bartolone at the same St. Joseph Church. Both wedding receptions were celebrated at Buena Vista Country Club in nearby Buena.
The tale continues as The Reader is presented a foretaste into the slice of life existence of a not so classic family who do experience disappointment, theft and return of purloined items, contentment, maturing and death.
Doing Bristol: begin p 45 When his spouse journeys to Florida for a holiday with her sister; The Narrator, a New Jersey native visits the neighborhood where he grew up. Many changes have taken place; buildings are demolished, and new ones built in their stead.
A week spent in the local Comfort Inn™ in Bristol leaves The Narrator feeling a bit perplexed.
The Photo Finish: begin p 57 Business entrepreneur James Dante Carlino, proprietor of a recently constructed three-million-dollar brick and stone mansion scheduled to meet with Thomas Monastra the South-Jersey Central Bank President.
The visiting business executive and the resident real estate leader were scheduled to confer re a looming shopping center development project planned for erection just outside Somers Point, across the bay from scenic Ocean City, New Jersey.
Sleep Paralysis: begin p 79 The Narrator re-counts that during a required college literature class, The Storyteller industriously studied the philosophical essays of notable literary contributor Ralph Waldo Emerson, and, had also been assigned to read the recognized classic book Walden Pond, authored by Henry David Thoreau.
The Narrator learns that using self-taught mythos is somewhat analogous to playing with fire.
Rich Man, Poor Soul: begin p 91 The Speaker recounts that during July 2014 he and his wife escorted their grandson Dan and his eleven-year-old cousin Nick on a short-lived vacation jaunt down to Ocean City, Maryland. At The Outset the summer trip's destination was a rather sentimental and nostalgic one for The Narrator.
Lost Identity: begin p 103 Four experts gather to help figure-out the Chronicler's genuine identity.
The Narrator specifies that his agitated mind's muffled memories gradually began coming together like myriad floating pieces converging into a lucid kaleidoscopic pattern.
"But despite my noble mental effort, I still was not remotely cognizant of either my first or my last name."
Family Resentment begin p 113 The Bronson Family Vegetable Farm Established 1935, situated on a rural Road in Hammonton, New Jersey became well-known for providing excellent produce for major food distribution centers along the East Coast from Baltimore to Boston.
In 1960 old Joseph Bronson faced reality and handed-over the reins of the reputable operation to his two sons, Dennis and Ben.
Sibling Rivalry soon developed between the brothers.
Growing Young: begin p 125 The Narrator relates that December 7th, 2014 had become his own private, self-inflicted Pearl Harbor Day.
"I recollect that that particular Sunday morning started-out quite routine and nondescript." Church first then a stopover at local diner before traveling on to the local Home Depot™ for heater filters.
Fall of a heavy cardboard merchandise box from the top overhead shelf as The Narrator reaches for the filters leads to a three-week period of deep coma in the hospital; and to the possibility that The Narrator's long held secret may be exposed.
Corporal Teleportation, begin p 137, Science Fiction Tales often explore the theme of Time Travel.
The Narrator offers the genuineness of his personal 'Space Travel', which he calls 'Inexplicable Contemporary Teleportation.'
The Narrator purchases a new flat screen TV, turns it on and begins a wild series of the Baffling.
A Ride Through the Wharton Forest begin p 151 The first Wednesday of September, finds the retired middle school educators of Hammonton, New Jersey gathering at a local eatery or tavern to revel in the fact that the aged pedagogues no longer have need to enter a school building and tutor recalcitrant, willful teenagers.
Following the hour and half spent recollecting; Mack Vaughn and deer hunting buddy Jack Butler determine to scope out their favorite hunting area. What's that up ahead," Mack Vaughn declared while nervously pointing with his left index finger.
"Two armed guys standin' there are wearin' camouflage military uniforms …"
Contemporary Illuinati begin p 151 We discover The Speaker's father had four older sisters when he had been growing-up in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 1900s.
The Narrator presents to Readers to an Immigrant family who face tussle, pleasure, adversity and accomplishment. Major Fire, the early 1900s Influenza epidemic sweeping across the land, WW2, aunts, uncles, cousins, and loads of family contact and lastly an unanticipated bequest in the will of one aunt, the reading of the will,
and a most pleasant surprise for The Narrator.
Author Jay Dubya's bountiful imagination has again set down some most remarkable anecdotes. I particularly enjoy short stories, I find them ideal for reading when time may not be free for longer works. Each narrative is told in twenty or so pages.
Characters are nicely detailed, discourse is plausible, settings are depicted intensely permitting Readers to envision each location, whether pondered in themselves, or are filled with problems to be resolved; each anecdote draws readers into the storyline swiftly and maintains reader interest beginning to end.
My individual favorites include the sardonic humor presented in Holiday Hooligans, a mystery to resolve in the narrative Doing Bristol and Contemporary Illuminati ending with a most justified 'gotcha'.
Enjoyed reading each story, happy to commend for school and public library catalogue, as a gift for short story aficionados, as well as for the personal book shelf.
Congrats on your latest. I see you have a rather broad range of subjects in this one. Wish I could keep up with your productivity. I do have a few short stories since the last time I published an anthology. Might do it again.
5-star Review on Amazon: "A terrific read about a very disturbing subject!! The book is exciting and interesting and chilling and alarming! A literary ride that is well worth the time and money."
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