The Adolescent-Adult Bedtime Reader: A Collection of Stories

William Stager's debut collection of short stories begins with the gripping tale about Anthony Baniker's journey to the far side of infinity. "In order to reach the next life, one has to travel to the far side--the far side of infinity--or, so I was told by a wise old woman on the hill, to the back country of West Virginia. It was on a foggy and rainy fall afternoon, as I packed up to leave on an expedition that I had spent my whole life planning for, that I realized that I did not have to go anywhere in order to reach the end of the universe, and that travel through space and time was achievable through the mind. This was when I decided to fake my own death, so that I could drop out of society and begin my journey. I decided that I would fake my own death through an ultra light aircraft crash." In this first collection of shorts, William Stager tells stories about everyday people living on the edge of the American dream. His characters encounter strange and surreal circumstances as they struggle to survive and to find meaning in their lives. Their other-worldly experiences take place just off of Main Street, everywhere, U.S.A.