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Although he achieved notable success as a novelist, poet, essayist, and painter, August Strindberg is best known today as one of the first and most significant masters of naturalist theatre. Among his many dramatic works are a number of one-act plays, four of which are presented in this recording. All of the plays feature a persistent theme in Strindberg's works: the inevitable disillusion that results from intense involvement in relationships, whether they be familial, romantic or circumstantial.

In a modern twist of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and A CHRISTMAS CAROL, firefighter Jeff Roberts revisits the journey of his life in the presence of his death....

Marty Sturgis saves the life of John Cutter. Instead of being lauded as a hero, Marty finds himself behind bars. Marty and a cohort were in the process of robbing Cutter when he found the man's near-lifeless body. Marty's a repeat offender who just jumped from juvenile to adult with his recent birthday. Detective Dominik Jackson (Jericho Rd) is called in to investigate as Marty can be tied to a long string of unsolved home invasion thefts in the area. The massive detective needs the kid's cooperation to bring down the entire criminal network and to return the one item Cutter can't be without.

This is a small collection of three short stories - all dealing with homicidal characters.

Pride has lost his memory and doesn't remember or care why. All he knows is he is the top earner of the club beside the owner. A young gentlemen buys his time through a charity auction and his memory starts to return....

After losing communications during an off-the-books operation, Army Rangers Lieutenant Jason Stafford and Sergeant Miga Raines lead a squadron of soldiers back to mainland America. In their efforts to return to Fort Moore, they discover that a ravenous plague has spread across the globe. As the losses mount, they learn some of the horrific truths about this dreaded airborne virus—including the fact that, for some unknown reason, children are not infected while almost the entire adult population succumbs and craves human flesh.

Dr. Rory Milner is just beginning to understand what it takes to survive an ER residency. In his second year, he’s changed programs to gain additional experience. But not only does he need to manage the ins and outs of the ER, Rory also needs to navigate around his brother, a charge nurse, who feels Rory should toe his line, especially when it comes to Garth, one of the ER nurses. As a nurse in the ER, Garth West has pretty much seen it all.

A man walks into a bar...

After a rough shift, firefighter/paramedic Isaac Mason decides to personally check up on a homeless man (commonly known as The Poet) he's spoken with on several occasions. In doing so, the burden of witnessing so much death unveils itself and beats Isaac down into a depressive spiral in this short story.

A priest finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

When author Brad Durham makes his first trip to New York City to sign a book deal, he witnesses a distressed man ready to end his life. Thinking quickly, Brad comes up with a unique plan to communicate with the man. But does he have enough time to pull it off? And will it even work?

Feeling lonely and isolated, Marina Oswald tries to adjust to her life in this new country where she struggles with the local language. A surprise trip to visit her husband in Dallas leads her to a startling discovery—a discovery which validates Lee Harvey Oswald's claim that he didn't shoot President John F. Kennedy.