Robert Jeschonek

Set your cauldron to bubbling, and read these fifteen tales of magic, sorcery, and enchantment What if you could smell magic-or go to a bar and get a shot of magic to go with your cocktail? Will an aging sorcerer's last pupil ever learn anything? And what could possibly go wrong when a pair of witches enter the local chili cook-off?Includes stories by DeAnna Knippling, Leah R. Cutter, Robert Jeschonek, Debbie Mumford, Annie Reed, Rei Rosenquist, Alicia Cay, James Pyles, Grayson Towler, Jamie Ferguson, Dayle A. Dermatis, Thea Hutcheson, Leslie Claire Walker, Sharon Kae Reamer, and Steve Vernon.

Just imagine living at the classic Glosser Bros. Department Store during the holiday season For teenage Jessie, it's a dream come true and a way to stay in Johnstown after her dad moves away to find work. Store friends like Hunt Room Mary and the Shaffer Twins help keep her sneaky stay secret-but Jessie's after-hours hideaway turns dangerous on Thanksgiving Eve. Only she can save the store and make sure the magic of Glosser's brightens the lives of needy families on Thanksgiving Day. If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Thanksgiving, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER'S, VALENTINE'S DAY AT GLOSSER'S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, HALLOWEEN AT GLOSSER'S, and A GLOSSER'S CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY. Reviews: "Robert Jeschonek has done it again. He's given lovers of old-time Johnstown another novella to take us back to the days when department stores like Glosser's and Penn Traffic were bursting with women in dresses and nylon stockings scouring the aisles looking for bargains while toting happy children munching on warm nuts." - Arlene Johns, JOHNSTOWN MAGAZINE

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than a love poetry contest at the Glosser Bros. and Gee Bee department stores? The winner gets a shopping spree, but the best prize goes to the judges: falling in love. Sparks fly when Gee Bee girl meets Glosser Bros. boy, bringing together two great stores. But the boy from Glosser's has a secret that could tear them apart...unless the magic of Valentine's Day can help them see what a wonderful bargain they have in each other.If you love Glosser Bros., Gee Bee, or romance, you will love this story by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER'S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, HALLOWEEN AT GLOSSER'S, and A GLOSSER'S CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY.REVIEWS"Jeschonek obviously loves Johnstown." - Arlene Johns, Johnstown Magazine"This publication is a lovely read for anyone familiar with the Johnstown area. Native Pennsylvanians will love to reminisce about Gee Bee department stores. I really enjoyed reading this romantic story just in time for Valentine's Day " - Leah, Amazon Reviewer"Such a cute love story This story captures the spirit of Valentine's Day and mixes it with the charm of Johnstown and the Glosser Bros. and Gee Bee stores. There are so many little touches about the stores; you will feel like you are there watching the two main characters fall in love. I recommend this book for anyone who fondly remembers Glosser's and Gee Bee " - Sarah, Amazon Reviewer"'Valentine's Day At Glosser's' is such a sweet story and was perfect to read right before Valentine's Day Highly recommend it, especially if you grew up around Johnstown, Pa." - Amazon Reviewer

Once upon a shopping center, the Richland Mall was the place to shop, eat, meet, play, and be seen in suburban Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Decades after its closing, this classic mall returns to life in the pages of this one-of-a-kind book. For the first time, the whole true story of the Richland Mall, its creators, its employees, and the shoppers who loved it has been told, complete with surprising secrets and inside stories from those who knew it best. You'll never forget this trip through an unforgettable period of retail history, from the mall's miraculous beginnings to its glory days in the 70s and 80s to the struggle to save it from going out of business. Hundreds of rare photos and images, never before gathered in one place, will whisk you back to the people and moments that made the Richland Mall great, then carry you forward to modern-day reunions of mall employees where the disco music and nostalgia never stop. Relive the story of a lifetime on a magical journey straight out of your favorite memories and dreams. If you've ever longed to return to the mall where you always felt at home, or you just crave a simpler, sweeter place where the Super Chick sandwiches, Capri pizza, and Sweet William clown sundaes are always delicious and the customer is always right, step inside. Richie the Pook invites you to the grand reopening of the mall that comes to life every time we shout...Richland Mall Rules *This deluxe hardcover edition features full-color photos and graphics throughout. Also available in a discount black-and-white paperback edition.

In these pages, Robert Jeschonek will take you on a tour of the wildest places and people you've never imagined. Don't miss these 18 edgy, exciting, and surprising science fiction tales from award-winning Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected science fiction that really packs a punch. This volume includes 18 stories originally published in three volumes: 6 Scifi Stories, 6 More Scifi Stories, and 6 Scifi Stories Book 3. All 18 of these scifi stories and novelettes are available here for one low price: "The Greatest Serial Killer in the Universe""The Love Quest of Smidgen the Snack Cake""Playing Doctor""Serial Killer vs. E-Merica""My Cannibal Lover""Zinzizinzizinzic""One Awake in All the World""Give the Hippo What He Wants" "Teacher of the Century""Off the Face of the Earth""Something Borrowed, Something Doomed""The Cross-Dressing Cosmic Cortez Rubs Off""Star Sex""Messiah 2.0""Lenin of the Stars""The Shrooms of Benares""Beware the Black Battlenaut""Killer Bod"

A special edition of the beloved holiday story with exclusive bonus material This edition features "About Bub," a text and photo feature recounting the story of Ben Heinrich, the real-life basis of the "Bub" character in Christmas at Glosser's. "About Bub" is only available in this special edition, on sale exclusively from Pie Press.Step back in time to Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1975. Shoppers fill the downtown streets, bustling between the Glosser Bros. and Penn Traffic department stores...and one little boy runs through the crowd on a mission. Eleven-year-old Jack wants one thing for Christmas: to find out where his grandfather, Bub, runs off to every Christmas Eve. The trail leads him on a journey through Glosser Bros. at its most magical, but the magic takes an unexpected turn when he discovers Bub's secret. Before the night is over, Jack must take a stand in the name of Johnstown, a stand that could cost him everything...or bring him the greatest gift he can imagine.Don't miss this new Christmas classic by award-winning writer Robert Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected stories that really pack a punch.

Step back in time to Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1975. Shoppers fill the downtown streets, bustling between the Glosser Bros. and Penn Traffic department stores...and one little boy runs through the crowd on a mission. Eleven-year-old Jack wants one thing for Christmas: to find out where his grandfather, Bub, runs off to every Christmas Eve. The trail leads him on a journey through Glosser Bros. at its most magical, but the magic takes an unexpected turn when he discovers Bub's secret. Before the night is over, Jack must take a stand in the name of Johnstown, a stand that could cost him everything...or bring him the greatest gift he can imagine.Don't miss this new Christmas classic by award-winning writer Robert Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected stories that really pack a punch.

Meet a kid so bad, he gets a lump of coal every Christmas...and likes it Neighborhood bully Buzz Scanlan takes pride in his annual lump, which he sees as a black badge of badness. But this Christmas, when the coal doesn't come, the ten-year-old holy terror becomes a bad boy on a mission. He roams from one victim of his wicked mischief to the next, digging for dirt on the one nice thing he must have done to deserve no coal for Christmas. When everyone agrees he's been nothing but naughty, he nearly gives up the hunt...until he stumbles onto the shocking truth behind his lumps of coal, an incredible secret that just might change his life forever. Will Buzz get his lump after all, sealing his fate as the ultimate bully? Or will solving the mystery lead to a fate worse than death for the naughtiest boy, an unexpected good deed that breaks his not-nice record? After this Christmas, nothing will be the same for the kid who loves lumps of coal.Don't miss this fun and funny Christmas tale with a twist from award-winning author Robert T. Jeschonek, author of My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, chosen by Booklist as a Top Ten First Novel for Youth. Expect the unexpected in this fresh new holiday classic for all ages, the perfect gift for the e-book reader in your family.

Idea Deity believes that he exists in a novel written by an omnipotent author andthat he will die in chapter 64. Reacher Mirage sings lead in the undercover rock band Youforia, a band that exists in Idea's world as an Internet hoax that Idea himself perpetuated. Beautiful and mysterious Eunice Truant links their destinies, and when they all meet within the pages of the epic fantasy novel Fireskull's Revenant, the threat of chapter 64 looms large. Being trapped in a bad book can be a nightmare--just ask Idea Deity.