Mary Carmen Libri

Farnoll College is a work and study program that sends American students to the planet of Farnoll to work in the fabulous resorts. In 2114 the Dean of Admissions offers a prize of $50,000 for the best story from a graduate about experiences before, during, and after the writer's experiences at Farnoll College. Ten stories are presented for the judges. These stories include tales of poverty, illegitimacy, murder, prostitution, and abandonment. They also include a few happy endings. One man tells how he worked in the College's offices, managing its complex network of interplanetary communications. Ten imaginative illustrations by Liz Elsby are a special feature of this book, with some showing the charming, congenial Farnollian natives.

Earth is now the perfect world. This utopian society is a reality in the year 2173. Lemur is a dying planet and her inhabitants covet homes on Earth for the next 500 years, while waiting for their new planet to cool. Earthlings learned ancient truths during the twentieth century that have changed their lives for the better. The Twenty-Second Century's Earth Council is protective of their newfound peace and harmony and insists that prospective immigrants be tested for their compatibility with the Earth's population. Because of a lack of space, only about a fifth of Lemur's population would be allowed to immigrate under the best of circumstances. Lemurians don't look like humans, but their intelligence appears to be equal. The question is, will they be able to absorb Earth's memories and thus pass the tests? What secrets are the Lemurians skillfully hiding? What truths did Earthlings finally learn to turn their world into a joyful society? Utopia is a story that blends an imaginary future with a real past. It incorporates the teachings of many ancient and modern philosophers, teachers and spiritual leaders.

Millennial Hospitality is not like any other book you may have read about aliens. You will find out many new things such as, the answer to the question, "where do the children of aliens play?" This book is about friendship, romance, terror and is based on the true life experiences of the author, who claims he is not an alien.

When Shadows Speak Four individual stories, about four different lives. Patience Holloway, Lisa James, Tanzy Elliot and Ambrosia Lamott. Take a trip into the world of patience, a young prostitute turned homeless crack addict in "Patience Ain't No Virtue." Follow Lisa as she finds herself and figures out the importance of knowing who you are and not what you look like in "Copper Penny-Silver Dime." Walk with Tanzy while she struggles with the pain of racism in the modern day south in "Black Trees Bear No Fruit." And lastly, go along for the ride of a lifetime with Ambrosia, a toughneck, thuggish twenty year old as she takes what she wants and asks questions later, in "Brosia." Be ready for a thrill ride. Jumping from story to story, it will have you wanting more, once finished.

Three best friends vow to commit a major perfect crime when they grow up, for no other reason than to see if they can get away with it. It will ultimately lead to several murders -- including some of their own. The Hollywood Hills is the site of this tale of mobsters, high-stakes gambling, embezzlement, betrayal, and murder.