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Two people on the run for a crime she didn't mean to commit. Read More

Tags: love, death, short, travel, crime, las_vegas, gangsters, abandon, flapper, bobs, tommy_gun

Short Story / Thrillers

October 14, 2014

Reads: 229

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A brother struggles to find his identity in the unforgiving town of Las Vegas. Read More

Tags: soldiers, las_vegas, robbery, homeless, brothers

This fantastic book that covers Elvis Presley's life between 1953 and 1978. The book contains hundreds of links, photos, videos, and more. This book creates a fully interactive experience right down to the images of Elvis. The links in the book are engineered to present Elvis images in a chronological… Read More

Tags: las_vegas, black, rca, rock_and_roll, king, leather, elvis_presley, graceland, jailhouse_rock, blue_hawaii, 68_comback, aloha_from_hawaii, moody_blue, hound_dog, king_creole

Book / Thrillers

September 09, 2013

Reads: 117

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

John McIver ,a gambling addict is a man on a mission,he has to win eighty grand in five days to pay off the biggest gangster in Glasgow,if he doesn't then his family will be targeted,he has left his ex-wife and his two sons and a young daughter,all of them unaware… Read More

Tags: fiction, las_vegas, e-books, gambling_books, scottish_fiction

well im working on this chapter i am trying to put together a book about my adventures as a kid this chapter is about my trip to tijwanna with a couple buddies pretty wild but fun overall this is about half the chapter so far let me no watcha think!! Read More

Tags: drugs, mystery, adventure, short_story, sex, las_vegas, true_story, beer, thriller, true, action, non_fiction, real, hookers, bio

Short Story / Flash Fiction

January 21, 2012

Reads: 72

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

As gray weather rolls in, a discontent roulette gambler toils outside a Las Vegas cafe. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, rain, drinking, las_vegas, weather, cafe, rum, waiter, roulette, gambler, audited

The latest installation of the adventures of depraved author and lovable addict Joel Finnerty is a caper that spares no one: the mob, the government, religion, and is of course strung together with the patchwork of drugs, degeneracy, conspiracy, circus -like characters and old-man nudity that typifies a day in… Read More

Tags: drugs, las_vegas, assassination, hunter_s_thompson, caper, conspiracy_theories

Life for Viola isn't easy, seeing that she is now a vampire and her boyfriend who turned her left her. Now she needs to make it on her own in Las Vegas, Sin City. What will become of her when she falls in love with a human who loves her… Read More

Tags: vampires, love_story, las_vegas, teenagers, sin_city

Poem / Poetry

May 24, 2011

Reads: 109

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Poem. Read More

Tags: poetry, las_vegas

Book / Science Fiction

February 13, 2011

Reads: 680

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Inspired by The Hunger Games and my own Experiment X...C. Harrison and I bring you...DROP ZONE! THE YEAR: 2510 | 35 EXPERIMENTS | 7 TEAMS OF TEENS WITH POWERS | IN A GAME OF SURVIVAL...WHERE ONLY 1 TEAM CAN REMAIN STANDING IN THE... DROP ZONE. You can also find this… Read More

Tags: young_adult, novel, war, hope, dreams, aliens, fight, future, survival, las_vegas, earth, sci-fi, game, futuristic, superpowers

Book / Humor

February 04, 2011

Reads: 150

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Ok so this was a story written for miss serendipity's challenge! Hope you like it! It's about two Aussie girls and two native Americans boys partying in Las Vegas, with some issues thrown in :) Love em Read More

Tags: romance, las_vegas, friends, rainbow, gardens

Book / Gay and Lesbian

December 01, 2010

Reads: 362

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Aaron Stokes has terrible luck. After a brutal break up in Denver, he decides he needs to get away. He goes to Las Vegas to visit his older brother, Nick, and while in the lab, he meets the cute, funny, quirky lab tech, Greg Sanders. There is an instant click… Read More

Tags: love, gay, romance, sex, vacation, las_vegas, boyfriends, csi, greg_sanders, nick_stokes

Essay / Humor

November 16, 2010

Reads: 435

Comments: 4

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

When my writing career dips, I often think about switching to a job that might offer a bit more adventure. Read More

Tags: humor, las_vegas, comedy, jobs, fantasies, careers, pastry, truck_drivers, baywatch, animal_whisperer

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 18, 2010

Reads: 205

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Here's another short story I wrote about a month ago. I wanted to keep this one in a compilation of stories about the west coast of America, most of these stories having to do with Hollywood's portrayal of life. Anyway, enjoy! Read More

Tags: hollywood, las_vegas, age, movies, gambling, west, california, photograph, masculinity, bald, los_angelas, sunset_blvd

Short Story / Horror

June 12, 2010

Reads: 431

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A 400 year old vampire, who currently runs a Las Vegas casino, falls in love with a showgirl and enlists the help of a scientist who promises the gift of "normal life" by switching his soul into the body of a mortal man. Read More

Tags: fantasy, vampire, science_fiction, fiction, short_story, soul, las_vegas, gambling, undead, stripper, cloning

Short Story / Science Fiction

April 21, 2010

Reads: 1585

Comments: 16

Shelves: 4

The Science Fiction House

Vicki Mallard is able to bend the odds to win any game of chance. But when a dark black cloud takes residence above the skies of Las Vegas, she realizes the consequences of her actions. This is a story I wrote for a contest on TheNextBigWriter.com. I combined my interest… Read More

Tags: las_vegas, cloud, parallel_universes, quantum_physics, metaverses, string_theory, gamblinh

Essay / Humor

March 28, 2010

Reads: 310

Comments: 8

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

For our anniversary and my daughter's 21st birthday, we took on Vegas and the Elvis wedding chapel to renew our vows. Read More

Tags: wedding, humor, las_vegas, gambling, funny, elvis

Miscellaneous / Flash Fiction

March 04, 2010

Reads: 208

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a new year's eve worst case scenario. Fictional, of course. ;) Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, school, high, las_vegas, writer, trapped, enemy, new_years_eve, case, bane, worst, scenario

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

February 01, 2009

Reads: 179

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

An average night in the city that never sleeps could make one man very rich but on the other it could make him broke. Read More

Tags: greed, journey, las_vegas, chance, luck, gambling, casino, gamble, roulette

A stranger to Las Vegas endures his first night with an unexpected experience. Read More

Tags: dare, bet, short_story, las_vegas, prostitution, gambling, casino, prostitute, hooker, indiana, indianapolis, gamble, vegas, ryan_akers, slot_machines

Poem / Poetry

January 01, 2009

Reads: 119

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem about the addiction of gambling. Read More

Tags: las_vegas, addiction, gambling, casino, junkie, indiana, indianapolis, ryan_akers, slot_machines, quarters

Short Story / Literary Fiction

December 27, 2007

Reads: 224

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

When travelling with family, it's good to let off a little steam... Read More

Tags: angst, las_vegas, teenagers, gambling, american_dream, shooting, sas, hooters, machine_guns, rifle_range, tropicana, family_holidays

Poem / Poetry

July 31, 2007

Reads: 141

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Be it Vegas or Jersey..or the nearest Indian Reservation Gambling is a personal choice, and none of the governments business. Read More

Tags: fun, las_vegas, gambling, entertainment, casinos

Welcome to Americas Desert Playground. Read More

Tags: fun, las_vegas, sin, gambling, desert_paradise

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