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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) spent most of his life in London and hadn’t the foggiest notion why the hell he had ever done so. Dickens had a horrible childhood. His father had financial debts, so the government gave young Charles “the dick ends” by making his father live in poorhouses and workhouses, but fortunately not inside any government...

The poet/bard Homer, reputed to have been blind, is credited with orally describing the Iliad (the story of the end of the ten-year Trojan War), and the Odyssey, the epic tale of the Greek hero Odysseus, who had been punished by Poseidon (Neptune, the sea god) for ten-long-years after the Trojan War. Homer had lived during the time when...

Parody Paradise, Part II is a compilation of thirty-one rewritten satirical short stories and plays from famous authors, featuring adult language and situations. Author Jay Dubya equally sideswipes (parity/parody) popular and classic stories authored by Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, O. Henry, Mark Twain, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Other author's...

The Invisible Man (255 pages) is adult satirical literature featuring adult language and adult situations. The setting is England in the late 1890s, just before the turn of a new century, and also, occurring right during the exciting advances evolving in modern science and technology, where new wonderful conveniences were dominant in the minds...

War of the Worlds is adult satirical literature featuring adult language and adult situations. The setting is Maybury Hill, a suburb of London, England, around 1894, just before the turn of a new century, and also, right during the exciting advances of modern science and technology, which were dominant in the minds of people throughout the...

Plots, Part II (596 pages) is a Jay Dubya acronym that represents a compilation of certain famous works by authors Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, O. Henry, Mark Twain and William Shakespeare. Every good story indeed has a plot, or an essential problem (or problems) that must be solved. The problem can either be a direct physical threat, or an...

Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology (284 pages) is adult literature that satirizes twenty-one classic mythology stories into more mature presentations, featuring adult language, content and humor.

Author Jay Dubya goes right to work retelling adult renditions of female myths Pandora, Ceres Goes Against the Grain, and Echo's Cursing Curse.

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The Timeless Time Machine is adult satirical literature featuring adult language and adult situations. The setting is London, England, 1899, at the turn of a new century, and the exciting advances of science and technology are dominant in the minds of people throughout the Western World.

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was born in England, and...

The Arcane Arcade (358 pages), by Jay Dubya and Leonard Streitfeld, is a collection of sixteen short fiction stories. The general theme of the book is paranormal experience, and the tales are presented as short stories, novellas and novelettes. The stories have been rewritten and edited many times until they have evolved into their finished...

Thirteen Tantalizing Tales is author Jay Dubya's twenty-third story collection. Other fiction and non-fiction short story books produced by this prolific author are The Psychic Dimension, The Psychic Dimension Part II, First Person Stories, The FBI Inspector, Modern Mythology, Prime-Time Crime Time, UFO: Utterly Fantastic Occurrences, Snake Eyes...

THEMES (402 pages) is a collection of fifty-two short manuscripts: nineteen of which are articles and stories along with thirty-three of which are essays that reflect the author's personality and philosophy. Articles range from biographical sketches to some of the author's humorous adventures, and then the manuscript section is dedicated to the...

Plots (542 pages) is a Jay Dubya acronym that represents a compilation of certain famous works by authors Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, O. Henry, Mark Twain and William Shakespeare. Every good story indeed has a plot, or an essential problem (or problems) that must be solved. The problem can either be a direct physical threat or an imagined...

Hawthorne Hacked, Shakespeare Sacked & Thurber Thwacked is a cleverly-organized book that effectively satirizes some of the main works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, of William Shakespeare and of American humorist James Thurber, and the creative compilation is author Jay Dubya's 52nd published hardcover/paperback publication. In the Nathaniel...

The FBI Inspector is a collection of 26 short fiction crime novellas involving the law enforcement services of FBI Inspector Joe Giralo along with his three government agents, Sal Velardi, Arthur Orsi and Dan Blachford.

The 26 stories feature the investigative technique known as "Ratiocination", which was originally developed by Edgar Allan...

First Person Stories (540 pages) is a collection of forty-two writings, twenty-four being fictional tales and eighteen being of the non-fiction variety, and the effort is Jay Dubya's 49th published book. Some of the works included in First Person Stories are writings taken from other already published Jay Dubya fiction and non-fiction books....

Pot of Gold is an imaginative fantasy adventure story for children ages eight through twelve. Janet and Larry Garrison, twelve-year-old fraternal twins, are touring Limerick Caverns with their parents on St. Patricks Day. They spot an impish elfrechaun in the caverns and chase him into a strange new land. Four elves have had their gold stolen...

Space Bugs, Earth Invasion completes the young adult fantasy trilogy that was begun by Pot of Gold and Enchanta. Space Bugs, Earth Invasion is written for children eight to thirteen years of age. In Space Bugs, David and Barbara Morgan from the Enchanta novel join up with their cousins Larry and Janet Garrison from the Pot of Gold fantasy story...

Hawthorne: Hazed Hooked Hammered and Hijacked is a collection of twelve Nathaniel Hawthorne classic novellas that have been creatively rewritten and satirized into adult parody form featuring adult content and language. When author Jay Dubya had been a New Jersey public school English teacher, he often enjoyed reading and discussing Nathaniel...

The Wholly Book of Doo-Doo-Rot-on-Me (Deuteronomy), 220 pages, featuring adult language and content, is a satire/parody of the fifth book of the Old Testament. Deuteronomy describes the establishment of the laws of ancient Israel, the many conflicts with already existing civilizations Moses and the Israelites had encountered on their flight...

Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part V (240 pages) is humorous adult literature featuring adult content and language. The work satirizes and spoofs thirteen classic tales from U.S, and British literature, along with popular myths from Greek mythology.

Jay Dubya goes right to work retelling and side-swiping tales from American literature....

The thirty-seven novellas presented in The Psychic Dimension, Part II are works of pure fiction. The stories' themes deal with various types of psychic and paranormal experiences. Any character resemblance to anyone living on Planet Earth is positively coincidental. In addition, any fictional setting scenario is also coincidental. The Psychic...

The thirty-five novellas presented in Prime-Time Crime Time (588 pages) are works of pure fiction. The stories' themes deal with various types of crime and criminal motivation. Any character resemblance to anyone living on Planet Earth is positively coincidental. In addition, any fictional setting scenario is also coincidental. Prime-Time Crime...

UFO: Utterly Fantastic Occurrences (309 pages) is a collection of twenty sci-fi/paranormal novellas having creative plots and themes, and the work is author Jay Dubya's fortieth published book. Other story collections produced by this prolific author are Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II, One Baker's Dozen, Two Baker's...

Modern Mythology (298 pages) is a collection of fifteen imaginative stories having mythological themes and also possessing interesting mythological allusions and characters. Humor is represented in "Olympus Lives" and in "Olympus Lives, Part II." Anachronism is depicted in the stories "Immoral Immortality," "The Seven Statues," "The Heroic...

Time Travel Tales (384 pages) is a collection of twenty-one sci-fi/paranormal novellas having similar anachronism-style plots and themes, and the work is author Jay Dubya's thirty-ninth published book. Other story collections by this prolific author are Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II, One Baker's Dozen, Two Baker's...

Suite 16 (216 pages) is a collection of sixteen sci-fi/paranormal (and humorous) novellas and the work is author Jay Dubya's thirty-eighth published book along with being the writer's fourteenth story collection overall. Other story collections by this prolific author are Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II, One Baker's...

Black Leather and Blue Denim, A 50s Novel (453 pages) is an adult-oriented action adventure novel featuring adult language and content. BL&BD is the first part of a trilogy that also includes the novels The Great Teen Fruit War and Frat Brats, A 60s Novel.

Black Leather and Blue Denim is a '50s novel about greaser gang conflict in Levittown,...

One Baker’s Dozen is a collection of short stories by Jay Dubya. He has written other adult fiction besides One Baker’s Dozen and its sister book Two Baker’s Dozen.
Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ’50s Novel and its sequel The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel along with Frat’ Brats, A ’60s Novel are adult-oriented literary works constituting a...

Two Baker’s Dozen is a collection of twenty-six original short stories having mostly science fiction, paranormal and mystery themes. Several of the stories are amusing anecdotal sketches. Most of the tales in the work feature suspense and surprise endings, writing techniques that the author enjoys utilizing.

Random Articles and Manuscripts is a collection of thirty-eight writings and essays that reflect author Jay Dubya’s personality and philosophy. Articles range from biographical sketches to the author’s humorous adventures, and the manuscript section is dedicated to the writer’s observations about matters that run the modern-day social spectrum...

London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted (220 pages) is a unique collection of eighteen classic Jack London short stories that have been creatively rewritten and satirized into adult parody form featuring adult content and language. When author Jay Dubya was a New Jersey public school English teacher, he often enjoyed teaching and...

Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized (216 pages) is a unique collection of eighteen classic Edgar Allan Poe short stories that have been creatively rewritten and satirized into adult parody form featuring adult content and language, and the work is the thirty-fifth book of author Jay Dubya (John Weissner). When Jay Dubya was a New...

Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized (214 pages) is a unique collection of twenty classic Mark Twain short stories and anecdotal sketches that have been creatively rewritten and satirized into adult parody form featuring adult content and language. When author Jay Dubya was a New Jersey public school English teacher, he often...

O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated is a collection of eighteen classic William Sydney Porter "surprise ending" short stories/novellas that have been imaginatively rewritten and satirized into adult parody form featuring adult content and language. This extremely humorous book is author' Jay Dubya's 34th published work. When the...

Nine New Novellas is author Jay Dubya’s fourth story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV, bringing the writer-s novella total to forty-one.


“Friendship” is a unique tale that mixes suspense with a revenge plot, “The Unique Juke Box” is a sci-fi time...

Enchanta is a fantasy adventure novel for children eight to twelve years of age. Barbara and David Morgan are flown away from their New Jersey town by a magnificent flying horse. Wings flies them to Enchanta, where they have been taken to help an old wizard, King Wisher. Wisher had lost his wishing powers when an earthquake struck his kingdom. A...

On April 1, 2002 Mohammed Kareem Jihad, a fourteen-year-old April Fool Palestinian revolutionary, was ascending a rocky ledge along rugged cliffs that bordered the western banks of the Dead Sea. Exhausted from his climbing enterprise, young Jihad stopped to rest his weary body. The vernal radical lit a Camel cigarette and casually surveyed the...

Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia (460 pages) is a funny and irreverent satire/parody on Miguel Cervantes/ Don Quixote, published in 1605. Jay Dubya assumes the writing role of Sir Vantes. In the novel Jay Dubya uses over two dozen parallels between the Coyote and Quixote' sagas. Ron Coyote is a wealthy peach and apple farmer. His trusty main...

Frat’ Brats is the third novel of a coming of age trilogy started by Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ’50s Novel and The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel. In Frat’ Brats, J. W. attends a South Jersey teachers college and prepares for a professional life in the real economic world. Soon he and his friends join an off-campus non-sanctioned...

“Pieces of Eight” is a collection of eight imaginative novellas. Themes represented in the work are science fiction, humor, paranormal, horror, psychological drama and astrology fulfillment. “Pieces of Eight” is the companion book of “Pieces of Eight, Part II.” “In Quest of Argentum” and “The Inimitable Dr. Spencer” are science fiction...

Pieces of Eight, Part III is a collection of eight unique short stories/novellas that complement the eight appearing in Pieces of Eight and the eight novellas represented in Pieces of Eight, Part II and Pieces of Eight, Part IV.

“An Attic Television” and “The Timeless Sports Car” are paranormal tales having ’50s themes; whereas, “Time Vigilantes...

Pieces of Eight, Part IV is a collection of eight short stories/novellas that complement the eight appearing in Pieces of Eight, the eight in Pieces of Eight, Part II and the eight novellas represented in Pieces of Eight, Part III. “Freeze Frames” and “The Rings of Saturn” are paranormal tales; whereas, “Expedition Earth” and “Stairway to Heaven...

The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House book is an eclectic collection of eighteen unique stories that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Four of the stories involve magic. They are “The Green Genie,” “The Magic Seeds,” “Merlin’s Ring” and “The Time Door.”
Other stories in the work utilize the literary personification’ technique where...

IV, Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II and Nine New Novellas, Part III bringing the writer’s novella total up to sixty-eight.
“The Bounty Hunter” is a unique tale that mixes suspense with a well conceived revenge plot, “Batsto Village” is a sci-fi time travel adventure with a clever surprise ending and “Dreamland” describes dramatic...

So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher tells the whole amazing true story of what really goes on in the typical American public school. The author was an English teacher for thirty-four years in a middle, junior-high and high school and knows all about the problem student, problem classes, crazy’ problem parents, student fighting, cheating, the Educational...

The Wholly Book of Genesis is adult humor featuring adult situations, language and content. The book satirizes the Story of Creation, The Great Flood, The Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah and the families of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The author (a former English teacher) also finds fault with grammatical problems in Genesis such as poor...

Snake Eyes and Boxcars: The rolls of dice in any Atlantic City or Las Vegas casino meaning the numbers two and twelve. In this unique collection of fourteen short story/novellas, the first tale The Second Civil War and the last one The Music Portal are written in the first person where the narrator describes the action using the pronouns I, me,...

Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part (518 pages) II is adult literature featuring adult language and content. Jay Dubya converts ten of William Shakespeare's most famous plays into crazy risqué and bawdy satire/parodies. "Much Ado about Nothing" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor" are creatively assaulted along with "Henry...

Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part (184 pages) II is adult literature satirizing classic children's stories and the work is written in the spirit of its predecessor Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces. The new work FFFF&FF Part II features adult language, adult content and adult satirical humor.

Author Jay Dubya...

"The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel" (450 pages) story takes place in Hammonton, New Jersey, an agricultural community midway between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The Blues wear blue denim button-down waist-length jackets and are the sons of wealthy blueberry growers. The Reds wear James Dean' red zip-up jackets and are the sons of peach...