One perfect word quickly comes to mind when trying to distill the effect of Theodore Jerome Cohen’s collection of short (truly short) stories in The Road Less Taken. The word is: Gripping. And I do not use that word lightly. I mean, utterly, sometimes devastatingly,...

I had the great privilege to review Theodore Jerome Cohen’s Book 2 of The Road Less Taken, and I mentioned there the primary descriptive word for his great skill at short story writing: Gripping. Actually, I may have said: Utterly Gripping. Having the honor then...

Books written for the very young - mostly meant to be read aloud and to have their illustrations presented each step along - like Rufus Finds a Home by Theodore Jerome Cohen, are individually appreciated for their particular cogency of content, attentiveness of voice, and...

Fuzzy Wuzzy: Stories for the Early Years, Book 3 is a children's action and adventure picture book written by Theodore Jerome Cohen. Fuzzy Wuzzy is a bear; a baby bear who lives in a lair with his mom and siblings. The bear cubs love to...

Many of us enjoy a set of stories that can be enjoyed as brief, standalone visits to other places and times. Author Theodore Jerome Cohen has written such a set of tales in Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction, and with...

Mementos by Theodore Jerome Cohen is an exposition of creativity. Mr. Cohen has penned an anthology of short stories inspired by photography. Included in this collection are imaginative tales of family, friendship, baseball, adventure, and nostalgia. Some of these tales are slightly taller than the...

Flash Fiction Stories with a Feminine Twist is a collection of short stories written by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine, the author's pseudonym for some of the stories. Flash Fiction Stories with a Feminine Twist comprises both very short stories, less than a page...

Theodore Jerome Cohen's eclectic Mementos (A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction, Book 3) reflects on both ordinary and extraordinary situations from the perspectives of diverse characters. In its first entry, ‘Devil’s Horns’, a father and son survey the fire damage to the...

Eclecticism, compassion, and nostalgia are the veins of Theodore Jerome Cohen's Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist (Flash Fiction Anthology, Book 11) which also includes his works under the pen name Alyssa Devine. The characters consist of fictional historical figures and real people navigating...

Flash Fiction for the Religiously Inclined by Theodore Jerome Cohen and his pseudonym Alyssa Devine is a collection of very short pieces submitted to a flash fiction contest. In the competition, the writer is prompted by a photograph and a sentence to be used somewhere...

Parchment paper made out of music manuscripts. A harmonica jazz musician who played with the best. Two concert violinists that escaped certain death during the Holocaust. Over 6,000 carol singers in West Reading, Pennsylvania singing Christmas carols to cheer a young girl dying of leukemia....

Without any fuss, Flash Fiction Stories of the Sea drops readers into murky waters. Sometimes serene, often turbulent. Three Chilean servicemen were in a boat hunting seals. The real reason they were out there was to discuss how to divide the millions they stole from...

Flash Fiction Stories With Magical Realism by Theodore Jerome Cohen is an intriguing collection of thirty flash fiction stories involving magical realism, tarot card readings, and the paranormal. As eloquently stated by American actress Sherilyn Fenn, magic may not be realistic; nevertheless, we are all...

Flash Fiction Stories on Life and Death by Theodore Jerome Cohen is an anthology of brilliantly composed short and longish pieces for a contest. Each story is inspired by a captioned photograph. The author compares them to M&Ms or peanuts in that the reader won’t...

Who knew that a seal or a deer could possess ample knowledge of photography? They might have a few suggestions if you are willing to listen. Or that grumpy, hairy person you are checking out might surprise you with their identity! To know more about...

Flash Fiction Stories On Love and Devotion by award-winning author Theodore Jerome Cohen (also published as Alyssa Devine) is an intriguing anthology of short fiction stories, though some are based on real events. Cohen is prolific and imaginative, as his collection of 45 stories demonstrates,...

Mementos by Theodore Jerome Cohen is a compilation of original flash fiction and short stories, and book four in the author's series, Mementos Anthologies. Using stock photography and photographs taken by others that depict a scene or a person as a prompt, Cohen weaves bite-sized...

Wheel of Fortune by Theodore Jerome Cohen raises the bar for aspiring writers of police fiction. NYPD Detectives Lou Martelli and Sean O'Keeffe join forces with the FBI to take on the Lupinacci mob family, as two seemingly unrelated cases begin to focus on a...

Eighth Circle by Theodore Jerome Cohen is the fifth novel by this author featuring the inimitable Detective-Inspector Lou Martelli, and it is every bit as captivating as its predecessors in the series. Sprinkled with numerous documented factoids, Eighth Circle will take you on a fascinating...

Night Shadows by Theodore J. Cohen, PhD, is a murder mystery right out of NYPD case files, or so it seems. Detective-Investigator Louis Martelli and his partner, Sean O’Keeffe, found themselves with an unexpected murder on their hands when Deputy Coroner Michael Antonetti’s assistant discovered...