Karma Is A Bitch And Other Stories

"Karma Is A Bitch"Karmas are immortals that kept the not so good people in line. They lived by the motto "Do bad things bad things will happen." Tessa Waters was one of the best Karmas of the Karma realm. However, she wasn't the fastest. She would watch over the realms, Earth, being her main realm. When she saw somebody not behaving she would send down a Karma punishment on that person. They were always funny and made the other Karmas laugh but she wasn't fast enough. The head Karma thought it would help Tessa if instead of watching from a far she went down to Earth and passed out the punishments up close. Maybe that would make her faster. She could not return until she hit 100 Karmas. Tessa thought that would be no problem. Until the trickster of all tricksters, Loki, got in her way. How was she supposed to pass out Karmas if Loki was right in the way playing pranks on everyone? Now Tessa had to deal with the trouble makers and Loki. How was she supposed to hit her goal of 100 and make it back home? Quick Read ~ Short Story"

Spring Fulton is a young woman that is just drifting through life without taking accountability for any of her wrong doings. She lives life for the moment because she does not believe in a tomorrow. Early in her adulthood several key characters altered her perception on life. Her parents Radella and Ernest Fulton, whose abusive relationship plays a big part in her negative views on life. She loved her mother and despised her father. She used that energy to determine what goals were important in her life. Yolanda Smith was her college roommate and the first person she ever allowed into her small closed world. She's Spring's voice of reason that stands by her side and continuously try to get her to change before it's too late. Darrell Hill is her first boyfriend and the person she lost her virginity too. He gave her hope that all men were not like her father. Brittany Smith takes her in when she had no place to stay after graduation. She becomes a big sister image and introduces her to the philosophy of getting the most out of life at any means necessary. Throughout the series Spring will make you feel sorry for her, hate her, love her, and cheer for her through the entire journey. Each installment of the series details her destructive path, the victims she leaves behind, and the reason why any of them would want to seek revenge. The series show how each one of the significant secondary characters impact influences how she treats and reacts to people, regardless if it's a co-workers, neighbors, a men she dates, or people that were unlucky to cross her path.

“Reddi’s understated prose and her choice of detail give her revelations a quiet power.” — The New Yorker “[A]mong such time-tested topics of immigrant fiction, Reddi suddenly soars.” — San Francisco Chronicle “While many of the stories seem simple, characters and plots linger long after you turn the page.” — Washington Post “...reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri... The immigrant experience...is rendered with the starkest honesty... substance and depth.” — Philadelphia Inquirer “Reddi has produced a piece of writing that masterfully contrasts the assumed with the experienced, myth with reality.” — India Currents “...superb debut collection... much like Jhumpa Lahiri...a gem of a book...characters remain etched in memory...” — Indian Express “In deceptively simple prose...a compassionate look at what happens when the insular world of the Indian immigrant is breached.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch “...Reddi deftly employs images to crystallize... the isolation and occasional bewilderment shared by her sympathetic characters.” — Publishers Weekly “This excellent debut collection... [offers] elegant studies of a culture that is both familiar and foreign.” — Booklist “Reddi’s voice is gentle and her eye watchful...A soft-spoken, sympathetic collection.” — Kirkus Reviews “Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book.” — Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS “Only the finest writers can craft short stories with the richness of a novel...[an] exceptional debut collection.” — Arthur Golden, bestselling author of MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA “Rishi Reddi has written a unique and beautiful book with the power to both entertain and educate.” — Judith Guest, bestselling author of ORDINARY PEOPLE “Reddi’s characters are complicated people...and, as are the stories they inhabit, memorable and very worthy of our attention. Exquisite.” — Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of AN ALMOST PERFECT MOMENT “Reddi is the brightest light in Boston’s latest literary constellation.” — Boston magazine

Tony Jackson things nothing of having other women in his girlfriend's bed, robbing and stealing. When will Tony figure out that you can't hold onto money when you get it the wrong way?

The Connection And Other Short Stories is a fiction series of stories that takes you into the lives of the characters that you will feel that you are CONNECTED by their love, heartaches, tragedies and triumphs.

Before I knew it, Jason hollered in the cafeteria, Yo it’s ya girl! Leaving as quickly as he said it. I was on my feet, and out the door, TR wasn’t too far behind me. I couldn’t believe it was her and Tink. Tone was standing nearby and yeah that idiot was smiling. Girls can be so stupid. I tried my best to break it up, but after I got hit in the eye, I said the hell with it. Where are the damn teachers? Oh, never mind Melissa was giving it to her and giving it to her good? Well, that’s my friend! So rich girls can’t fight? This chick got so much mouth, though. After about fifteen minutes, two teachers and the Principal came to stop the fight. Weave was all over the place, and Tink’s boobs were popping out. “And if any of ya friends want some they can get some too; fucking bitch tell Mommy to get you some boxing lessons.” Ms. Jefferson that will be quite enough,” Dr. Glass said furious as hell. She was trying to pull Mel one way, and the teachers were pulling Tink the other way. Tink lip was bleeding; she looked drunk. People weren’t laughing; they were shocked by Mel, who knew? I damn sure did! You know it was really a good fight. Go, Mel, I thought to myself. I walked behind her and Dr. Glass to the office. Well needless to say; what I didn’t mention. Tone stepped off when he realized Tink was losing badly of course and he was on to the next just like that and who did he leave with his arm around, her friend Jenny, yeah rich, but definitely on the block.

Can a New Age guru save his cult without losing his soul? Spinning Karma is the story of Rinpoche Edward Schwartz, reluctant figurehead of Mind of Pure Enlightenment (MOPE), a once-popular New Age group whose current membership has sunk to an all-time low. In an ill-conceived effort to bring the group and its teachings back into the limelight, Schwartz heads to Taiwan to film a fake "religious oppression" video - starring a group of clueless language students who believe that they're taking part in an English conversation class. The video goes viral and the scheme succeeds beyond Schwartz's wildest expectations, triggering a social-media-driven propaganda war between the United States and China that spins out of control. Before long, everybody from spiritual seekers in China and America, to an ambitious presidential contender, to the Chinese government wants a piece of MOPE ... and of Schwartz himself. Faced with the enormous karmic implications of his hoax, Schwartz repents. But is it too late? Can Schwartz save his group - and his neck - without losing his soul? Set in an exotic, untapped location, this offbeat East-Collides-With-West farce features characters and situations ripped straight from the headlines, mocking religious intolerance, the social media-driven news cycle, and the tumultuous relationship between America and China.

Darwin Winters, reluctant pet psychic, is determined to leave her family’s paranormal past behind and lead a normal life. So she strikes out on her own and opens up a new pet boutique in St. Pete, Florida. When a local homeless man she befriends is found dead, and the police assume it’s a suicide, Darwin has no choice but to use her gift to help collar the killer. She adopts his grieving mastiff, Karma—and with the dog’s help—tries to piece together the events of that fatal night. Accepting the visions is one thing, but can she solve the mystery without revealing her powers to the jaded, yet drool-worthy, detective in charge of the case? Or will the killer put an end to her psychic sleuthing and bury the truth for good?