Mental Dimensions: Tales of Fantasy for a New Generation

by Andrew G. Alt

(First Edition)
Mental Dimensions is a collection of child-friendly short stories and flash fiction, but can also be enjoyed by playful grown-ups. A few of these tales are plain fiction, containing no magic or mystical properties; others resemble family-friendly fairy tales, fables, or parables; some touch very lightly upon meditation concepts, others touch softly upon isolation, loneliness, and suicide; some are satirical and humorous, a little dry at times, while others may be thought-provoking; some may touch your heart, but only with a gentle kiss or a calm breeze, completely free of poison and malice.


1. Hovering on the Winds of Thought A story about a story
2. The Search for the Enchanted Balls Two cats go on a quest to find their toys
3. The Obedient Parents Two children get their wish
4. James's Love James is confused about love
5. The Grasshopper and the Cliff A grasshopper ponders whether or not to jump
6. The Problematic 6000 A machine that helps people make solid excuses rather than weak ones
7. The Camel in the Desert A lonely camel finds new friends
8. The Magic Brain A man wishes he had a brain that didn’t make mistakes
9. The Prisoner A prisoner gets a second chance
10. The Blind Man and His Neighbors A man loses his sight but learns how to see
11. William and Mary Two senior citizens move in together… or maybe it never really happened
12. Mount Solation A man on a mountain learns about life
13. The Money Trees Three men each with their own money tree, but what’s it really worth?

94 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2014

About the author

Andrew G. Alt received his GED from the state of Minnesota when he was only 19 years old. In 2014 he published his first book, Mental Dimensions: Tales of Fantasy for a New Generation (a revised edition was issued in 2023). Since its release, under five billion copies have been sold worldwide, a number which is expected to double every year, until his unexpected death in 2038. Andrew and his book have been mentioned thousands of times in every major newspaper (although the individual letters of his name and book have never been used together or in sequence). He's never been indicted on charges of employing an organized crime family to market his book, nor has any evidence yet been found that would lead to a successful conviction. Even Andrew's detractors have compared him to notable authors such as Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Stephen King: "He's not nearly as talented as those three, and never will be." It's been predicted that he'll receive a Pulitzer Prize for Literature, and ever since his mother made that prediction, she's never recanted. When asked about her son's book she often replied, "It's good enough to read to my grandchildren; they typically fall asleep after the first few paragraphs. I absolutely believe that Andrew G. Alt should write more books that make children stop crying, or at least take these darn kids off my hands for a few hours!"