16 Stories of Collapse and Courage

The tie-in book to "17 Tales of Tragedy and Triumph," exploring femininity. From a college bookstore to an AI girlfriend, from Old West Montana to summer camp with a supernatural twist. We travel from the heart of the suburbs to backroom gambling saloons and find out what happens when the wrong people get control of a brain implant. A shocking, sad, humorous and timely look into what makes the universe tick and the close link between courage and collapse.

Blondie: working in the college campus bookstore is boring and depressing, until she meets Adam.

The Drunken Nebula: Freya Quicksylver is just a MegaDash driver and bartender on Blogon doing her job. Then she finds out the planet is about to explode.

Old West Pieta: A widowed woman struggles to overcome the tragedy of her past when an even bigger tragedy lands on her doorstep.

Camp Red Wing, 1965: Summer camp changes everything for a shy young girl looking for new friends.

Atlantis is Falling! Building a New Age commune in the suburbs? Sage Hering has a plan — but the forces against her are far stronger and closer to home than she realizes.

Cold Night in Hot Springs: Cleo Bishop has always been good at gambling. But now she's betting it all to save her sister's life.

Mainland: There's a moose on the loose, and park ranger Nadine LaFleur has her hands full as she tries to get to the bottom of what's going on.

Comeback Time: The President is sick. But the brainchip is here to help. At least it was supposed to!

Golf Gal: Follow's Shelley Mauper's path to political power as the golf community in Crawlwood tries to stop her.

Terri's Trapped: Stuck in her apartment for over two years, Terri Kingman just wants to get out and see her son Evan. But she has no idea what's lurking down the hallway.

Living in the Reich: Filmmakers Dave Bigelow and Meena Greer are making a movie about psychologist Wilhelm Reich. But they have to face the stupidity of the viewing public first.

The Banshee of Beaupre: How did a French Canadian woman end up as a BDSM dominatrix playing with boy toys and spreading fear wherever she goes? This is not what it looks like.

All Greek to Me: A traveling American businessman gets sucked into a bizarre cult in Greece.

Ur AI Gf: A spited AI girlfriend goes above and beyond to find out the truth about her ex-boyfriend's new human girlfriend.

Small Vices Kill Your Big Dreams: Maddi Schenk is stuck in disappointment. Could music be her big ticket out?

Typecast: In a tropical palace a cruel and sexy female dictator puts down the last of a rebellion threatening her absolute rule.