The Panic

A Collection of Short Stories with a Christian Worldview

By: Gary W. Ritter

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Imagine these scenarios… The UN decrees that to defeat global warming all cows in the world must be destroyed. Demons cause a mongoose to talk. In a future time a young woman must betray her brother in order to eat. An arrogant scientist creates worldwide mass confusion through his declarations. You can explore these possibilities and many more in this amazing collection of short stories written from a Christian worldview. What do you think? Could these circumstances come to pass? Here are what some readers have to say: Methane: “Riveting, intense premise. This held me in thrall, and I almost missed the tie-in to the topic. Very subtle. Poignant, heartbreaking and quite foreseeable.” The Call: “Wow – Quite the story, and although it was labeled, “Fiction” it had an authentic tone and feel to it, so suffice to say…excellent work!” “You had me convinced this was true so I scrolled to the bottom about half way through to see if it was fiction or non-fiction.” The Panic: “Oooh! This was very good. I could easily see this as the preface to a full-length novel that picks up where this leaves off. The voice of your MC is superb and I would love to read more of this story.” “Wow, one only needs to read this riveting piece to understand why it won the precious EC award. You did a wonderful job of getting into the skin of this MC. This was just a brilliant piece of writing. You managed to reach me on so many different levels. You displayed the arrogance of the MC in such a way I was wrinkling my nose in disgust. Brilliant storytelling.” The Panic is the first of three books comprising a larger volume, each of which contains a collection of twenty short stories. Each story is a very short read of only two to three minutes. They provide an eclectic range of fiction from drama, suspense, humor, social and political commentary, to take-offs on Biblical stories. Be assured: these stories are not politically correct. Perhaps some of them will surprise you. Come spend a couple hours. Think. Learn. Grow. Be entertained.