Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse

By Joel Arnold

A man journeys with a pregnant stranger, while unseen aliens deal out punishment from above.
A priest's skin oozes a healing elixir.
A self-absorbed husband monitors the end of his existence over the internet.
A teenager digs through a deep crust of waste and bone to win his freedom.
These, plus 5 more stories from Joel Arnold, are your perfect companion as the earth falls apart around you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joel Arnold
• Release date: Jun 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452332697

Joel Arnold

Joel Arnold is the author of several novels. His short stories and articles have appeared in dozens of publications, including WEIRD TALES, CHIZINE, AMERICAN ROAD MAGAZINE and Cemetery Dance's anthology SHIVERS VII. In 2010 he received both a MN Artists Initiative Grant as well as the Speculative Literature Foundation's Gulliver Travel & Research Grant.Arnold teaches writing at student workshops throughout Minnesota and has given presentations about the Ox Cart trails of Minnesota and the Dakotas to several historical societies and other groups interested in history. He also serves as the literary director for the Savage Arts Council.Arnold lives near the Twin Cities in Minnesota with his wife, two kids, two cats, a dog and a ball python. Plus he makes a mean coffee cake.Sign up for his monthly newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/Gre2f

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