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

Vanishing Acts    by Tony Rabig
Price: $0.99 USD. 10100 words. Published on May 9, 2013. Fiction.

People want to be remembered. People want to leave their marks, leave something to show they were here. But maybe that's not true of everyone. Maybe some would rather disappear and leave nothing behind... In "Vanishing Acts", you'll find four stories about stepping out of the picture. Four short stories, two of which are sf/fantasy; about 9400 words.
A Souvenir from the War, and Other Stories    by Tony Rabig
Price: $1.99 USD. 33490 words. Published on October 18, 2012. Fiction.

Eleven stories -- fantasy, horror, and general fiction. "A Souvenir from the War" -- Phil's father, a veteran of World War II, dies in an explosion in his home, an explosion that might have been caused by a grenade in the footlocker he'd kept since the war. But Phil knows that his father didn't have a grenade... Collection includes this story and ten others. About 33,000 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.