In A Collection of Short Stories William Stanley shares intriguing tales presented in four broad categories-wilderness and nature fiction science fiction and horror and family-which leads readers into the lives and challenges of diverse characters. These include college students driving to Nevada to explore abandoned mines and ghost towns a couple marooned on a deserted island a serial hunter a fur trapper and a plantation owner in New Orleans. Readers are also treated to essays vividly describing nature stories based on the author's memories growing up in rural Ontario and light-hearted tales suitable for all ages.A Collection of Short Stories offers over a hundred entertaining narratives that vividly spark readers' imaginations often making them feel part of the scene. It is a once in a lifetime literary experience which will not be soon forgotten.