Darren Johnson's Best Short Stories

Including eight disparate tales ranging in length from short story to novella, plus one huge crossover because crossovers are fun:THE BABY HUNTER: When mutant superhuman babies cause the apocalypse, you need... The Baby Hunter. They hunt us. He hunts them.CHASING COWQUEST: After thirty years, it seems someone has finally broken Max's record on a mysterious arcade game called Cowquest. With his wife's permission, he's returning to his hometown to get it back.QUINCUNX: In the final game of the Scrabble Championships, one player makes a move no one saw coming.MALTZIE: A CAT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: For anyone that's ever had a special little fuzzface in their life. Adopted as a kitten, Maltzie immediately forged a bond with his humans that only grew stronger with time.THE 2ND AMENDMENTERS: They worship the only Amendment that matters (to them). Second Amendment !TYRONE JACKSON AND THE HALF-COURT DUNK: Harry Potter meets Boyz n the Hood in this explosive parody. Includes special bonus features.Exclusive to this compilation:IT WAS A GIFT FROM GOD, THEY SAID: Everyone on Earth is suddenly "blessed" with the gift of flight. Why question it?THE BEST DAMN COP ON THE FORCE: You don't get to be the best without taking a few risks.THE GREATEST CROSSOVER OF ALL TIME: They're some of the worst, most poorly written characters ever created by one man in 2018. Now their worlds are about to collide. They thought they had problems before… Featuring all your favorite (and least favorite) characters from the above compilation. A thriller.

Flying monuments. Quantum, time-traveling historians. Controllable back hair. Unidentified bussing objects. 14 separate tales plus one immense crossover bringing them together because why not:SPEEDING STEALTH BUS: Its attacks on pedestrians both terrorized and crippled the nation. Now it's back and just as stealthy - and violent - as ever.THE GREATEST LOVE STORY THAT ALMOST WAS: They had the perfect relationship until fate stepped in. You won't see *this* sappy story around the holidays.SINGLE ELIMINATION EARTH: Eight billion competitors forced to fight to the death against their will. One winner.THE LAST CHANCE: He's been unsuccessful for ages. It consumes his every thought. And now, as the last human on Earth, he has one more chance.SITUATIONAL: Even though their lives are the same, they don't feel quite right. Something is either wrong with them - or everyone else.A QUICK, NEIGHBORLY PROBLEM: The ride's over and your language skills suck. Let the insults fly!5 YEARS THE VILLAIN: Kidnapped by aliens, he's been given five years to help humanity clean up their act. The catch? He's marooned in an alien spacecraft stuck in orbit. One can't save the human race without pissing a few billion of them off.THE LESSON: If you don't brainwash your kids, who will? Oh, Father O'Malley! Yay!THE UNWONTED 5: Five strangers with "useless" powers come together to form something more. Sorry, bad guys.THE REARRIVALS: The old gods are back and tearing things up, baby! You know, maybe someone *should* question them.INTERVIEW WITH A CANDIDATE: A HORROR STORY: Even the devil would be disgusted by this guy. Do they not care in Alabama, or what?STUR TRONK: Captain Alex Q.T. Pecks has been charged with maintaining the peace. I give it a week.LIMO RIDER: He's used to riding in limos. However, he's also used to being let out.TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE: As Written by a 12-year-old Purely for the Money: subtitle says it all.THE GREATEST CROSSOVER OF ALL TIME 2: All the bad guys from the stories above are teaming up to take over the world(s) and then some. All the good guys are trying to stop them. Note: knowledge of the first (2018's) Greatest Crossover is NOT required. Heck, it's not even recommended. You like crossovers? Well, this is crossover-er than any of them!