Victor A Davis: 12 books

(COLLECTION) In this beautifully lyrical collection, Victor A. Davis delivers twelve emotionally charged short stories exploring the depths of his imagination. A peasant discovers true wealth in a field of clovers… The paths of a pizza delivery boy, a snowman, and an iceman cross in unexpected ways…...

When two children sneak into a candy factory to steal sweets, they risk capture by the dreaded superintendent, the Candy Man. In the title story, Gingerbread, Victor A. Davis brings all the force of the contemporary literary short story to bear on this reimagining of Peter Rabbit. In this and other...

(SHORT STORY) I was leaving Atlanta for home one morning and I stopped off for some breakfast. This scene actually played out right next to me at the high counter, and moved me to spin it into a story. As soon as I got home I typed up some notes and some time later I spun it into this short work....

(SHORT STORY) A young man comes home for Thanksgiving -- alone. His family doesn't want to ask the question, but deep down, they already know she's not coming. As the dejected fellow gazes out the window, he sees something that brings his dark post-breakup mood into sharper focus. This is a short story about that place we have all been, that all-too-familiar fog of heartbreak.

(SHORT STORY) This is another one of my stories that is based on a dream I had. Two, actually. In the same night, I recorded two dreams in my journal. One was basically the theater scene, the other the top of the building scene. Although dark and intriguing, neither seemed to have anything to do with...

(SHORT STORY) This is one of very few stories I've gotten the inspiration for, written, and posted all inside of four hours. I was discussing religion with a friend one morning, and the idea of "stewards of the earth" came up, a complex and fascinating question. I decided that we are stewards...

(SHORT STORY) When Edgar challenges his friend Arainy to sneak into the candy factory and steal sweets, she resists, even though she desperately wants to prove herself. She knows the risks. She knows the Candy Man has caught Eddie before, but intrigue gets the better of her. This is not a children's...

(SHORT STORY) After reading Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, I became inspired to write a creeper about our husky. While we love her dearly, there is no denying that she's been a headache, though for the most part we've adjusted. In the first place, I am a dog lover,...

(SHORT STORY) When I was in the ninth grade, I took a class in Human Geography with one of the most memorable teachers of my life. Richard Gross (whose name I used in this story) was a widower in his sixties who, every summer on his vacation, picked a remote place in the world to visit. He had photos...

(SHORT STORY) I'd gotten into the habit of using a voice recorder on my long commutes one season. Somehow or other, the premise of the story came to me. I dictated the synopsis into the recorder and nearly brought myself to tears, especially at the very end. The writing didn't take too long,...

(SHORT STORY) I love a horror story with no reference to the supernatural. My other horror story "Kell Hall" is about monsters and netherworlds and portals and getting trapped in your own imagination. This is scary in a completely different way. This kind of scary scares people because it actually...

(SHORT STORY) Although I have been loose with the facts and changed names and dates to avoid copyright violation, this story was inspired by actual events. Adjacent to where I work is a basement littered floor to ceiling with "antiques" (aka junk). Among the wreckage is a shelf of National Geographic...