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A modern Navy fighter pilot travels back in time to WWII in the thrilling, action-packed Super Hornet 1942 A girl from a bleak apocalyptic near future comes back to try and change the future in Super 8 Images. A man looking to change his life becomes trapped in his own past in Lost in Time. Read these exciting stories and more in Time Travel Stories, an epic collection of mind-blowing tales of imagination from James J. Caterino, author of The Promise, Pop Star, and The Girl from the Stars.

A brief essay by James J. Caterino, the author of Reviews and Essays, 50 Films, Watch the Skies, Why I Don't Drink, and much more.

When a Partridge Family like band came to perform at my elementary school in March of 1974, it provided an epic moment in my life. A funny and nostalgic coming of age short story, My Encounter with The Partridge Family is another entertaining true tale from the pen of James J. Caterino, the author of Method Acting, To Meghan, and How Not to Become a Hollywood Screenwriter.

Jenna is stalked by a sinister man in a mask on the eve of her eighteenth birthday in The Man in the Window. What does he want, and is he even real? Two astronomers make first contact with another life form, forever changing both of their lives in The Andromeda Girl. In Jade, a writer at a comic book convention buys an illustration of a beautiful woman he has seen in real life. He becomes obsessed with finding out who this mysterious woman is. Sixteen-year-old babysitter Gina Zeneski takes the kids for a day at the amusement park and gets more than she bargained for in Rollercoaster, a ...

Anna Payton is a career woman, a mother, and a wife, living an ordinary existence in suburban South Florida. Then one night, during a wave of UFO sightings, she has a close encounter with something from beyond this world. Everything changes. She experiences missing time. She begins to have haunting visions of her twin sister April, a sister who tragically died in a boating accident twenty-seven years earlier at the age of thirteen.What happened to Anna during her close encounter and what does it have to do with her long dead twin sister? Anna needs to find out, no matter what the cost. As ...

The crayon blue sky. The calm, clear, glassy water. And a destination that included lunch on the water and a famous bikini contest. It was the ultimate South Florida day for five guys to be out on a boat. But soon alcohol and unforeseen events turned this perfect day into an absurd nightmare and a dark, comic adventure. Why I Don’t Drink is a harrowing and hilarious true story from the pen of James J. Caterino, the author of To Meghan, Method Acting, and The Geek Girl and the Quarterback.

James J. Caterino, the author of Pop Culture Musings and other Stuff, and over forty novels and short stories, returns with his second non-fiction book, this one focused on movies.Among the films covered in this entertaining, insightful book of essays, are classics such as E.T. (1982), and Enchanted (2007), vintage blockbusters like Total Recall (1990) and T2 (1991), cult movies such as Billy Jack (1971), Videodrome (1983), Dirty Dancing (1987), Wall Street (1987), True Romance (1993), and Exotica (1994), underrated gems such as The Fury (1978), Explorers (1985), The Age of Adeline (2015), ...

A writer at a comic book convention buys an illustration of a beautiful woman he has seen in real life. He becomes obsessed with finding out who this mysterious femme fatale is. The closer he gets to finding her, the more dangerous his search becomes. Jade is a page-turning, thrilling short story from James J. Caterino, the author of The Andromeda Girl, The Man in the Window, Riverboat Steam, The Girl Out of Time, Ghost Stories, and much more.

My Top Ten Favorite Books of All Time is and essay by James J. Caterino, the author of My Encounter with the Partridge Family, sort of, What If, Girl Pop, Make Me Cry Please, The Girl Out of Time, Romance Stories, To Meghan, True Stories, Time Travel Stories, and much more.

In a dystopian world, Caitlin Star lives in the Congo rainforest with her animal and human friends, protecting this last paradise on Earth. After ten years of peace, her home is threatened by a new evil in the form of a ruthless tyrant who rules the remains of what was once America. To battle this new enemy, Caitlin finds she must travel back to her birthplace where she will face grave danger and new challenges beyond anything she could have imagined. The Legend of Caitlin Star is an exciting, brand new stand-alone Caitlin Star adventure from James J. Caterino the author of Caitlin Star: ...

I Really Do Believe is a short essay by James J. Caterino, author of the UFO themed books, I Want to Believe, The Girl from the Stars, Fireflies, and Watch the Skies.

Jack Trainer is a sales executive working for the fossil fuel industry and as ruthless as they come. Then one day he meets environmentalist Kara Jones and Jack experiences something he can’t explain. Something fantastic and wondrous. Something that will change him forever. In the tradition of “The Twilight Zone”, “The Outer Limits”, and “Amazing Stories”, “The Green Girl” is an epic, page turning tale of fantasy, romance, and suspense, from the imagination of acclaimed writer James J. Caterino, author of “Watch the Skies”, “The Girl from the Stars”, and “Super ...

Supernatural horror short story from James J. Caterino, the author of Starfighter Year 1, Pop Star, The Promise, Time Travel Stories, The Girl from the Stars, Watch the Skies, The Last Neanderthal, and much more.

Supernatural horror short story from James J. Caterino, the author of Pop Star, The Promise, Time Travel Stories, The Girl from the Stars, Watch the Skies, The Last Neanderthal, and much more.

Thirteen-year-old Anna escapes the horrors of Nazi occupied Warsaw and joins the underground. Under the guidance of a resistance fighter known as the Captain, she learns to survive, to cope with devastating loss, and to fight back. Every day is a challenge, and every mission is a battle against impossible odds. Then one night two allied planes fall from the sky, and everything changes in this action-packed, epic tale of despair, heartbreak, hope, and the triumph of the human spirit. “The Promise: A World War II Story” is a riveting, decades-spanning, sweeping story, and an emotionally ...

Chrome Dome is an essay by James J. Caterino, the author of Jordan Rose and the Tomb of Resurrection, The Anti-Matter Girl, Dreams, True Stories, To Meghan, I Want to Believe, Ghost Stories, and much more.

Barry McGriff is an illustrator at an ad agency. He is disrespected at work, bullied by local punks, and secretly in love with a girl at work he longs to be with. One day, he comes into possession of a mythic artifact called the Stone of Grok, and everything changes. The stone gives him physical strength and supreme confidence, allowing him to at long last pursue his dreams. But he soon learns this new power comes at a price, putting himself, and the people he cares about, in more danger than he could have ever imagined. 90s Comic Book Hero is a rousing, romantic, comedy adventure from ...

Kronos is one of the last of his kind. A descendant of the Neanderthal who once thrived throughout Eurasia, his people crossed the same ancient land bridge as the original Native Americans. They have roamed Pacific Northwest forests for thousands of years, and their occasional sightings by humans have become the mythic stuff of the Bigfoot legend. One day Kronos spots a helicopter with hunters, swarming down upon a family of wolves, including his friend Lucca. Kronos runs to the scene, trying to stop the slaughter. But then, the guns of the humans turn upon him. He is wounded, cut off from ...

Carlos is the film critic for the Miami Herald. His life is all about the movies. But now, he is about to experience a cinematic plot twist that will change everything. “The Dream Factory” is a spell-binding science fiction short story by James J. Caterino, the author of “Fireflies”, “Watch the Skies”, and “Super 8 Images”.

Ghost Stories is an epic collection of novellas and short stories featuring six spooky tales of supernatural suspense and mesmerizing horror from the prolific imagination of James J. Caterino, the author of over sixty published works including Time Travel Stories, Pop Star, The Promise, Starfighter Year 1, and The Geek Girl and The Quarterback.