David Lubar

Watch out for the road weenies!
A town is overrun by road weenies--a.k.a. joggers--who never smile. A girl thinks she's too old for Halloween...until she finds a special pair of gloves. A boy takes a shortcut to an unexpected place. A mummy takes his revenge, one little piece at a time.... Welcome to the weird and wacky world of award-winning storyteller and master of the macabre, David Lubar. These thirty-five tales ranging from the silly and offbeat to flat-out horrifying are just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark. As an added bonus at the end of the book, David answers the question most frequently asked of writers with a behind-the-scenes look at the various ways he got the ideas for the stories in this collection. Don't be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare!

The last Halloween --
Bed tings --
The dead won't hurt you --
Copies --
Shaping the fog --
Willard's oppositional notebook --
A tiny little piece --
The La Brea toy pits --
Mr. Lambini's haunted house --
Numbskull --
A little night fishing --
Precious memories --
Baby talk --
Unseen --
Flyers --
Every autumn --
Goose eggs --
Fresh from the garden --
The covered bridge --
Buzz off --
Just desserts --
The whole nine yards --
The green man --
Dizzy spells --
The tank --
Anything you want --
Lines --
Wandering Stu --
Tarnation --
Ten pounds of chocolate --
The boy who wouldn't talk --
Invasion of the road weenies --
We interrupt this program --
The smell of death --
The shortcut

First published September 1, 2005