Location: United States
Member Since: Dec. 25, 2011

William Mangieri


Biography

William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer, whose day job requires him to spend a lot of time wondering "what if?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of their nine-pound westie.

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Books

Quiet!    by William Mangieri
Price: $0.99 USD. 1640 words. Published on May 5, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
It's been 40 years since men last visited the moon. Since then it feels like we've abandoned manned space exploration. What if that's not all we abandoned? I've taken some liberties with the Apollo 17 transcripts, but this is fiction, right? (Quiet! is a sci-fi story)
A Dish Best Served    by William Mangieri
Price: $1.99 USD. 3410 words. Published on March 22, 2012. Fiction.
A self-aggrandizing faux-French intergalactic food critic runs afoul of a prideful chef, and gets an unexpected lesson in alien cuisine, living, and manners. If you can’t say something nice... "A Dish Best Served" is a science fiction short story.
B.I.T.    by William Mangieri
Price: $0.99 USD. 940 words. Published on February 18, 2012. Fiction.
A man with a life-altering, gene-hacking virus must decide whether to accept his new existence, or try to regain his old identity. As often happens, we must wonder: what are we willing to give up to be cured? (BIT is a VERY SHORT sci-fi flash story)
Business Is Business    by William Mangieri
Price: $0.99 USD. 1520 words. Published on January 5, 2012. Fiction.
In this fairytale taken from a different perspective, an honest craftsman enters into a business relationship, but soon finds himself ensnared in the machinations of a voluptuous gold-digger. Then she has a child and declares it’s his. No, wait, it’s not quite the way it sounds; this is Rumpelstiltskin we’re talking about. (Business is Business is a very short story.)
In A Flash    by William Mangieri
Price: $2.99 USD. 4300 words. Published on January 5, 2012. Fiction.
Jimmy was a good cop, but age and changing times were getting the better of him. If he could only get an edge, take advantage of some of that new-fangled tech - what would be the harm? I mean, everybody cheats a little, don’t they? Just be careful not to get caught… (In a Flash is a sci-fi/crime short story)
Passed Life    by William Mangieri
Price: $2.99 USD. 6050 words. Published on January 3, 2012. Fiction.
Talk about an identity crisis! Ed thought he had a good handle on who he was - but a family death, adoption, phone calls from the past, and time travel can really mess with your sense of self. Sometimes it's better to leave the past alone… (Passed Life is a science fiction short story.)

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