Merry Dance

*** Includes 33 colored illustrations *** Join James in a Merry Dance. -Step lightly from the picturesque mountains of England's Lake District to the enduring Great Pyramid of Ancient Egypt. Before you start your journey -Check at the end of your garden for fairies and dragons. -Look under flowerpots turned upside down for pebbles or stones. -Ensure there is no container of water harboring frogspawn. During your travel -Find the time to visit the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C. -Explore a ghost town in New Jersey. -Avoid an icebound prison planet, located in a distant galaxy. -Do not hold a conversation with brown bears. -Do not bring home samples of tree fungus. -Hide under the covers when things go bump in the night. Merry Dance is a collection of 22 short stories and 3 poems, covering a cross-section of genres, which are full of surprises, thought-provoking, and sometimes humorous. Originally available online, they have been expended and revised. One story is a short 500 words, while others are up to 3300 words long. The average length is 1700 words. Enjoy.