The Solace of Truth

<p>Ten stories that show why the freedom of truth is worth the price of loneliness.</p><p><em>This is the fifth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:</em></p><p><strong>Love and Truth at Universe End</strong><br>Where have all the aliens gone?</p><p><strong>Calling Scam Likely</strong><br>An auto warranty scam he was sure to never forget!</p><p><strong>Prison of Dreams</strong><br>A boy a girl and a starship gone mad.</p><p><strong>Blight of Empire</strong><br>A dying world. A decadent empire. A discovery that can save them both.</p><p><strong>The Library of Fate</strong><br>He rewrote his past in the library of fate. Now his kingdom is falling.</p><p><strong>In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight (J.M. Wight)</strong><br>Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil!</p><p><strong>Hunter Lover Cyborg Slave</strong><br>A woman needs a man like an authorized cyborg assassin needs an AI familiar.</p><p><strong>The Body Tax</strong><br>Our government's most heinous crimes are the ones we never question.</p><p><strong>We Should Have Named You Corona</strong><br>Why do hard times break some men while making others stronger?</p><p><strong>The Freedom of Second Chances</strong><br>Family isn't just where you came from but where you're going too.</p>