Product Description
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, my, and mine, which is in stark contrast to the other twelve sci-fi/paranormal tales sandwiched in between, the dozen other stories being written in the more common third person expository style of literary presentation. Snake Eyes and Boxcars is author Jay Dubya s eleventh sci-fi/paranormal story collection and his twelfth story collection overall. Other works by this prolific author are Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III and Nine New Novellas, Part IV are written in the Pieces of Eight spirit along with recent works One Baker s Dozen and Two Baker s Dozen. RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts is a collection of 38 mostly non-fiction writings.
About the Author
Jay Dubya is author John Wiessner s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne, and the couple has three grown sons. Snake Eyes and Boxcars is Jay Dubya s thirty-third published book. John has written and published books in other genres, including adult satire and sci-fi. Besides Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part II, Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part III and Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part IV, Jay Dubya has written Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV. All four Pieces of Eight works contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. One Baker s Dozen is a collection of twenty-six short stories. Two Baker s Dozen also contains sci-fi themes. So Ya Wanna Be A Teacher is a non-fiction autobiography of the author s teaching career, and RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts represents another (mostly) non-fiction writing endeavor. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A 50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel. Frat Brats, A 60s Novel completes the coming-of-age trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is also a parody on Miguel Cervantes classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology satirizes twenty-one classic myths and Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF&FF, Part II satirize famous stories from children s literature. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy, Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House features original children s tales. Jay Dubya really likes 50s music, and he also listens to songs by the Beatles, ELO, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, the Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp and John Fogerty. When not listening to popular music, Jay Dubya prefers watching 76ers basketball and Phillies and Yankees television baseball games.
