Collection of short What Smells? -- Little girl's fascination with garbage trucks takes her on a wild ride. Revenge of the Undead -- Promoting and marketing self-published books turns out to be harder than it seems for an author and her book's marketer. Riding the Bullet -- Casual conversation on a high speed train escalates into unexpected consequences. The Case of the Missing Sophomore -- Frantic mother hires P.I. Bobbi Heck to locate her missing daughter. OFFAL's Last Stand -- Changes intrude on a fraternal organization's longtime members, threatening their number one source of fun and fellowship. Why Do You Look So Strange (All of a Sudden) -- Life in a nursing home goes from mundane to bizarre for two of its residents. Porthole in the Fog -- Small opening in a dense fog opens up some long repressed memories for a jogger. EMP Code Blue -- The Mother of all solar activity leaves Earth's nations scrambling for cover. Battling the Big CA in Sunny CA -- Cancer in any form can be deadly, especially when it moves from one's body to soul. Perseverance (Short Stories) is book 1 in the Short Stories Series.