Mark Irwin

SIX SHORTICTION STORIES by Mark Irwin (15,000 Words) GEORGE AND THE CAT WOMAN ... A man experiencing paranoid delusions deals with his cat and a woman as they plot against him. (2500)MIDNIGHT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ... An American ship salvager and an impoverished Mexican struggle to survive as their derelict ship battles a fierce gale. (1700)THE DEMON ... A young woman is possessed by the evil living in her house. (3200)TRAVELLI ... A small and imaginary...

In 1985, teen-nerd Ted challenges a high-schooler who's bullying retarded Warren. His concern prompts Warren's sister, the dazzling and desirable Mary to choose Ted as her senior prom date, but the date never happens. 13 years later Ted hires Pat to locate Mary, and the private investigator finds her in Miami. Pat claims to be a Harvard-educated architect and Mary falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Ted learns the truth but continues to encounter offbeat...

Hal Jordan's harrowing galactic transformation continues! Once leader of the Green Lantern Corps and member of the Justice League, Hal Jordan is now a fugitive hopping from planet to planet trying to stay one step ahead of whatever bounty hunter is on his trail. But Hal didn't leave the Corps empty-handed; he took with him one of the most powerful weapons in the universe-and he's not afraid to use it. And if Hal's life wasn't in enough turmoil, the...

"Mafia boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) is retiring. When he gathers the family to give the news, the Don surprises everyone by anointing his goofy adopted son Young-gu (Hyung-Rae Shim) as the next godfather. With Young-gu bumble his way to success and prove his father proud? Or will his dumb antics play into his enemies' goal to leave Young-gu sleeping with the fishes?"--Container.

Malcolm Turner goes undercover, turning his slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny Big Momma disguise into a nanny for a computer company executive who may be concocting a means to hack into military databases. But that's just a pretense to get Big Momma coping with a perfectionist mom and her three kids, who are all dysfunctional in cute and easily resolved ways.

Now out of college, Cindy is a television news anchorwoman. Strange things begin to occur when crop circles appear on Tom's farm, but then Cindy's best friend Brenda dies an eerie death somehow relating to a killer video tape. After her nephew Cody watches the video tape, Cindy takes matters into her own hands and summons the help of the Oracle. Cindy uncovers the eerie link between the crop circles and the killer video tape, and must eventually assist...

An old ex-pro bowler with one hand and an Amish bowling prodigy team up to raise money to enter the national championships.

"Devastated by the death of his son Damian, Batman suddenly finds himself without a Robin-- and without direction in a world that no longer makes sense. Now, the members of Batman's extended family will rally to his side and try to fill the void in his life. ... But can even these friends, family members and lovers help Batman forgive himself for the greatest tragedy he's faced?"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.

Five years from now, the DC Universe is reeling from a war with another Earth, leaving the world unprepared for an approaching evil that threatens to destroy the future. As heroes are turned into mindless villains, the planet as we know it is no more. The only salvation lies in the past, where this future apocalypse must be averted. Can a time-traveling Batman Beyond help a massive cast of the DCU's finest avert the impending apocalypse? Written...