Tony Rabig


Biography

Tony Rabig is a former bookseller, librarian, computer programmer, and teacher. He has written book reviews, articles for librarians, and (now that he's retired and the family won't miss any meals or mortgage payments) is now working on fiction. Several of his short stories are now available at Smashwords, Amazon's Kindle store, and at other ebook retailers; a novel is planned for fall 2011.

Books

They're Waiting    by Tony Rabig
Price: $0.99 USD. 4150 words. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction.

As a child, Bill believed in ghosts. Sixty now and divorced, with his mother dead and his father dying, he has reason to believe again. But his ghosts aren't the spirits of dead friends and relatives. His ghosts are something worse. They hate him, and all they want is to reach him either in this world or the next. They're waiting... A short ghost story, about 3000 words.
The Point    by Tony Rabig
Price: Free! 3320 words. Published on April 24, 2011. Fiction.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
One night, Diana Harris, heartbroken and lonely, walked away from campus; she walked out to The Point and was never seen again. Campus legend says that her ghost still haunts The Point. Over the years, four young men walked alone at night to The Point, and vanished without a trace. Tonight Bill Spender is walking away from campus, not caring where--just away. He's walking out to The Point...
Ghost Writer    by Tony Rabig
Price: Free! 3190 words. Published on April 8, 2011. Fiction.

0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
All libraries are haunted -- the spirits of men and women long dead live on there, surviving through their books. But what of the books they didn't live long enough to write? Bob has inherited his grandfather's house, and with it his library, a library haunted in a way Bob would never have imagined... A free short story, one of three contained in THE OTHER IRON RIVER, AND OTHER STORIES.
The Other Iron River, and Other Stories    by Tony Rabig
Price: $0.99 USD. 11150 words. Published on January 8, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
The town of Iron River declines as its young people move away and the elders die. But if you're the right kind, you can step back into the thriving Iron River of a century ago, and stay. Paul and Beth are the right kind, but is leaving their own time really what they want? Includes "Acts of Faith," a different kind of zombie story, and "Ghost Writer," a tale set in a haunted library.

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Smashwords book reviews by Tony Rabig

  • The World Where Wishes Worked on March 06, 2011
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    First ran across this story umpteen years ago (believe in a paperback original anthology called Protostars, or possibly another called Generations), and never forgot it. It's a delightful short-short with a helluva setup and an even better punchline; if you want a fast, funny read, grab this one immediately.