Books

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....