The first four short story collections from author Christopher Besonen.

Midnight Parables: A dark romance story, a man learns a lesson about interdimensional hygiene, a string of murders connect in a Biblical way, a boy meets a special doorway, newlyweds find a timeless Zoo, killings involving roses are examined, adventures of a boy with a hook for a hand, an unexpected encounter spawns the last day of work for a guy, following a library cult, a man and his birds get revenge, a ward and some strange ongoings, special paper brings the end, a young girl is told stories about silence, exploration of a failed suicide attempt, a dad and his son are obsessed with competitive racing.

Parables At Dusk: A bratty girl learns a lesson about the power of words, a man has a frightening epiphany, a warning about laughing during a power outage, a preacher makes his congregation see their versions of Hell, two dogs and an otherwordly tale, orphanages are being emptied and a reporter must know why, two twins stay in hotel rooms of survival, descriptions of a time traveler's museum, a guy ponders celestial marriage, a boy is born to build coffins, a guy with phobias is terrorized, a salesman tries to force Armageddon, an abusive situation takes a Monstrous turn, a new designer drug has drastic effects, a story about the third World War.

Early Hour Parables: Violence reigns and a dumpster overflows with the dead, a mysterious booth provides unique meals, a blind guy unravels discomforting truths, a simple bus ride turns gory, a tattooist and his cult of artworks, a story about macabre painting, a family flees West to find gold but the journey is treacherous, a game show that targets the obese, a girl goes looking for ancient oddities, a summer stay becomes a pottery nightmare, a neighborhood with strict rules about plants, a child predator is given multiple sentences, music plays a major role in a man's fight to protect his family, a woman is stalked by an unsettling being, an author learns the reality behind his works of fiction.

Preceeding Daybreak Parables IV: People turn to transformation in order to preserve rare specimens, an anniversary becomes about collection, a hook handed boy's other journey, a hypocrite is taught a harsh lesson, a mother frantically searches for her missing children, two pups on a new adventure, a look at some journal entries and family dysfunction, an obscure preacher comes to town, a creepy guy and his fascination, a man enters worlds within pages, a theoretical look at the origin of bats, a man's habits leads to romance, an exclusive peek behind the scenes at a top secret organization, musical insects drive madness, a dispute over inheritance results in unrest.