Where the Cloud Meets the Mountain and the Mountain Disappears

Read Where the Cloud Meets the Mountain and the Mountain Disappears Storyline:

A free collection of contemporary and sf/fantasy short stories from author James Comins. In "The Soft Operative," a corporate saboteur kidnaps a genetically modified employee. In "Four Seasons of a Man," a Vietnam war vet's life is seen in four vignettes. In "Matt and Maggie," a punk couple live through a suicide attempt. Twenty stories and poems and poem-story-things.A free collection of contemporary and sf/fantasy short stories from author James Comins. In "The Soft Operative," a corporate saboteur kidnaps a genetically modified employee. In "Four Seasons of a Man," a Vietnam war vet's life is seen in four vignettes. In "Matt and Maggie," a punk couple live through a suicide attempt. Twenty stories and poems and poem-story-things.1. The Soft OperativeA corporate saboteur kidnaps a genetically modified employee.2. The Silent PastureBeauty and the beast sit in the garden of Eden.3. Maxwell's DemonFlash fiction for a New Scientist writing contest.4. Red Sox YankeesA city erupts in a riot.5. The Old Open DoorA poem based on "St. James Infirmary."6. The Woman on the Other SideA story about Alzheimer's.7. Four Seasons of a Man: Spring8. Four Seasons of a Man: Summer9. Four Seasons of a Man: Autumn10. Four Seasons of a Man: WinterVignettes of a Vietnam War veteran's life.11. A Guide to the Apocalypse, by Henrietta Stevensen, Age 46A satiric look at Internet conspiracy theorists and zombie-obsessed loons.12. Who's Afraid of the Big Beowulf?A prose poem mashup of Little Red Riding Hood and Beowulf.13. MoonwalkThree kids lost in the guts of the Space Elevator.14. The Sky Fell. . . and what happened after.15. PlacesGesture drawings in words. Not quite a poem, not quite stories. Prosody.16. The Coffin WormsA poem of the horrible things that happen after you die.17. The Death of Piers Plowman, or, The Barley-ChildA metaphor from The Angelus of Millet.18.The SingsongerNo idea. I think it's funny, anyway.19. The Rise of Arch-Lord EvilThe origin story of the big evil badguy from every video game and fantasy story.20. Matt and MaggieTwo punk kids deal with a suicide attempt.