In the NEAR FUTURE of 1951, astounding adventurer JASMINE STARR - along with her long suffering maid CLAUDETTE T.S GRANT and ace reporter MARK STYLES - have blasted off in Jasmine's brand new ATOMIC ROCKET...only to find themselves caught in a WAR between AYTAN ZARDO, THE EMPEROR OF SPACE and the UNION OF FREE PEOPLES that seek to keep the solar system from the grasp of Zardo's tyranny. CAN JASMINE SAVE THE EARTH? OR WILL ALL BE LOST? Sponsored by BLUE COAL!
Needful Things (inspired by Stephen King's story) is in fact three short stories unrelated except they all involve customers of an old antique shop. In the first story, middle-aged Amelia Pennington purchases an ancient love charm. The second features fourteen year old Danny who just wants the funds to take a pretty girl to the cinema but gets a lot more than he expected. In the third story young teacher, Anne Dawkins simply wants to restore order in the classroom.
A story in the The World of Erasthay Universe
The triad investigates the mysterious disappearance of all the men in a village and how their women all became pregnant. Seamus is eager to "interview" a pregnant mother and daughter.
Two lives are entwined yet cross only in a single night at a single moment. But that crossing can change an outlook, even so grim, for helping a neighbor, even a stranger, can be the greatest gift.