Spitz - A Short Story from Robert E. Kearns in Kindle and audiobook editions At secondary school in 1980s Dublin, a narrator recounts the story of his friend, Benny Breen who is terrorized by the vice principal known as Spitz. Over five years, about the halls and classrooms, Benny is made to trail the tyrant with unfettered power. He's subjected to humiliation and put-downs. When at last Benny reveals the true extent of the happenings, his confidante is so disturbed, he concl

New Title from Robert E. Kearns - A Trip For Business In Ireland's cutthroat corporate landscape of late 1980s, Bill McQuarrie, a young man trapped in a dead-end job, is thrust against his will into another company. Hoping at least or a fresh start, he instead encounters Desmond Farley, a cold and calculating manager whose disdain chills the air. As Farley’s subtle tyranny and manipulative tactics erode McQuarrie’s spirit, a vivid nightmare of a lion-filled arena mirrors his

Five Star Review for The Reclusive Life of Rita Reilly Reviewed by Gabriella Harrison for Readers' Favorite In 1925, Rita Reilly was born to a middle-class Irish family and grew up in a sheltered home with lots of love. Her family is well-off financially, owning a booming grocery and newsagent store with their living quarters above. When her family travels to Wicklow for Mrs. Reilly’s mother’s funeral, they leave Rita behind, with much hesitation, after she successfully convi

Reviewed by Jennifer Senick for Readers' Favorite Slax by Robert E. Kearns is set in a secondary school in north Dublin during the mid-1980s. The story unfolds among a group of students who find their Wednesday half-days filled with both spirited minor rebelling and companionship, especially after starting an informal film club. Slax, the narrator's friend, is famous for always being in trouble but is never portrayed as outright malicious. While this institution is notorious

New title for Kindle - A Place of Rest Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite In the bleak chill of a winter Monday, Packenham Tuck, loath to get out of his warm bed, faces a funeral under a shroud of drizzle and gloom. Detesting the cold, the day, and the somber rituals, with a cynical eye, Tuck navigates the delicate dance of funeral etiquette. As he trudges through the familiar faces and predictable rites, a chilling discovery in the cemetery—a graves

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Readers' Favorite has awarded Fourth of July a Five Star review: Reviewed by Kimberlee J Benart for Readers' Favorite Fourth of July is a short work by Robert E. Kearns which follows the story of an Irishman named Myles. Married and the father of an infant, he struggles to provide for his family during the Great Famine. Although he’s luckier than many and works for wages, he watches as families starve because they can no longer eat off their blighted potato crops and are evi

I'm delighted to receive this terrific review from Sherri Fulmer Moorer for Readers' Favorite "I enjoyed this quick tale because it tells a complete story in a relatively short space. Molly is the only character, and yet her role in the story is well developed and comes to a dramatic and surprising conclusion. The story moves quickly in a straight exposition form, with no dialogue or interaction between characters, except the strange interactions between Molly and the frozen

Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite “One of the fresh citizens to land in Calvin was a certain Marty Kilbride. Aged thirty-five, he appeared younger and materialised at over six foot with a head of neatly combed dark brown hair with a corresponding moustache. He dressed in a suit with matching waistcoat of grey that always appeared pressed besides absent of dirt and dust, which resulted as an achievement for that section of the country.” A mysterious man wooed a whole

Introducing The Pastor of Rush Springs (Now with a Five Star review from Readers' Favorite) In the stifling heat of rural Rush Springs, a charismatic new pastor in pristine black steps into the crumbling chapel on Main Street. His fire-and-brimstone sermons shake the souls of the faithful, and at six-foot-three he commands the pulpit with a magnetic force; his voice booming like judgment day itself. But behind his immaculate white collar and unshakable calm lies a slew of sec