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The stories in Jerry Levy's collection, "Urban Legend," are at times both eloquent and graceful, but more often his writing comes off as tough-minded and arresting. His relentless pursuit to get inside the heads of his characters gives his work a psychological edge. There is the man who, devastated by the death of his fiance, enlists the aid of a rabbi schooled in Kaballah to help him erect a golem in her image; a woman who, unable to find work with her liberal arts degree, decides to rob banks; a woman who slowly drives her manipulating boyfriend mad, or the sculptress about to commit suicide who rescues a cat from a busy highway and instantly gains notoriety. Or, as in ?tolen Words? a man called to clean up the apartment of a woman he barely knew, discovers a treasure trove of unpublished literary works that he hopes will send him on the road to fame, and in ?he Scarf?as a man with high aesthetic values, down on his luck, steals an expensive scarf from a law firm and sets out to find the owner. Always, Levy? writing is smart and clear, driving his stories ahead with well-paced action and a penchant for capturing the aggressive vigour of people engaged in emotional havoc.

This anthology features new writers with an impressive list of writing credits from the American Independent Press scene. Tom Pitts and Joe Clifford, two writers who once lived on the streets, focus on the desperation of drug addiction. Dan Nielsen writes about a drifter in need of more beer. Adam Moorad and Jim Meirose transport us to surreal worlds where everything is unexpected. Mental health and therapy, in all its complexity, is explored by Bobbi Lurie and Stephanie Becerra. The vulnerability of old age is laid bare by Allen Kopp and Phyllis Humby. There is dark humor from James Valvis plus dysfunctional relationships from Michael C. Keith and Jerry Levy.

The Native American Bible connects Revelations to North America and to the Native Americans. In the King James Version of the Bible the beast or the Federal Government was given power. Chapter 13v5 “And power was given unto to him to continue forty and two months.” In Revelations 11v2 “But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the gentiles; (all the private citizens in North America) and the holy city shall they tread under foot for forty and two months”. In 1621 the first thanksgiving in North America, was a spiritual pact formed by the British Puritans and the Native Americans and recognized by GOD. Subtract 1621 from 2023=402 years, 42 months was used to hide this fact from the beast. “The Word Becomes Flesh.”

Enjoy the heart-stopping action and suspense of the end-times with this exciting new dramatic presentation of the best-selling Left Behind series.