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Anthology of Scrolls: Short Stories, Poetry Prose
The author who brought you the epic fantasy "Feylin Lore: Reflections," now brings you something totally different. This single-author anthology contains the following subject matter:
Magical libraries, ego-eccentric gravity experts, O.C.D. people, scary stage shows, dirt-poor romance, spirit guides, calming yourself down, moment stealing harpies, corrupt elections, gluttonous cake eaters, evil doppelgangers, drunken incoherence, circles, cross dressing witches and warlocks, catching up with the past, antiquated technology, treasures in the trash, brain surgery, irreplaceable loss, gangbangers and their dogs, comic books that contain bats and/or wolves, the murder of relatives, revengeful ex-girlfriends, changing fact into fiction, magical smartphones, facing your unfiltered fears, severed lizards and dangerous Christmas gifts.
28 shorter works by P.A. Wikoff accompanied by photographs he took to add a visual aid to each literary piece.
Magical libraries, ego-eccentric gravity experts, O.C.D. people, scary stage shows, dirt-poor romance, spirit guides, calming yourself down, moment stealing harpies, corrupt elections, gluttonous cake eaters, evil doppelgangers, drunken incoherence, circles, cross dressing witches and warlocks, catching up with the past, antiquated technology, treasures in the trash, brain surgery, irreplaceable loss, gangbangers and their dogs, comic books that contain bats and/or wolves, the murder of relatives, revengeful ex-girlfriends, changing fact into fiction, magical smartphones, facing your unfiltered fears, severed lizards and dangerous Christmas gifts.
28 shorter works by P.A. Wikoff accompanied by photographs he took to add a visual aid to each literary piece.
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Published June 19, 2018
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February 1, 2018
I really enjoyed this anthology! There was a good variety and mix for different moods or tastes. There were fantasy stories, social commentary, haunting tales and even humor. I found a large portion of the poetry sad, good but depressing. I guess that is a lot of poetry though. Definitely worth reading all the way through! It wasn't like all the "good" stories were stacked at the beginning. In fact, some of the ones I read over again were toward the end.
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October 16, 2018I received this ebook via one of the GoodReads Giveaways. This book is a compilation of short stories and poems. There are a variety of genres within this ebook. Accompanying each little story is a photograph.
The little stories and poems included are as follows:
The Librarian's Story
Falling
Tri-Anger
He Came First
Pocket's Void of Green
They Were Never You
Be Calm
The Other Side of Borrowed Time
In the Name of the Chump
Heaven Can Weight
He Stares at Me
The Lonely Poison
Circles
Illiterate Spelling
Here We Go Again
Obsolete
Forgotten Flower
Out of My Mind
Broken
An Undeserving Man
Batwolf
Estranged
A Night to Forget
Backpedaling Through Time
Dead Sirious
The Note to Myself I'll Never Read
Cut in Half
'Tis the Treason
I'm not a big fan of short stories or poetry, but I enjoyed this ebook. My favorites are The Librarian's Story and Pockets Void of Green. I read The Librarian's Story out loud to my husband and it had us both laughing at the Crazy Girl. The Pockets Void of Green is a very deep poem that leaves you thinking long after reading it. Each little narrative has a deep meaning.
The little stories and poems included are as follows:
The Librarian's Story
Falling
Tri-Anger
He Came First
Pocket's Void of Green
They Were Never You
Be Calm
The Other Side of Borrowed Time
In the Name of the Chump
Heaven Can Weight
He Stares at Me
The Lonely Poison
Circles
Illiterate Spelling
Here We Go Again
Obsolete
Forgotten Flower
Out of My Mind
Broken
An Undeserving Man
Batwolf
Estranged
A Night to Forget
Backpedaling Through Time
Dead Sirious
The Note to Myself I'll Never Read
Cut in Half
'Tis the Treason
I'm not a big fan of short stories or poetry, but I enjoyed this ebook. My favorites are The Librarian's Story and Pockets Void of Green. I read The Librarian's Story out loud to my husband and it had us both laughing at the Crazy Girl. The Pockets Void of Green is a very deep poem that leaves you thinking long after reading it. Each little narrative has a deep meaning.
March 17, 2018
What a talented new author!
I preordered Anthology of Scrolls based off the quick blurb and the beautiful cover. Unfortunately, I then forgot about it for awhile until, one day, I noticed it waiting to be downloaded to my Kindle. I had a plane ride coming up and thought to myself, 'Self, this could be the perfect read for the ride.' A few hours later I'd read the whole thing and went searching for more from the oh-so talented P. A. Wikoff. Two other books are available: a collection of poetry (not surprising in the least) and a single novel, which I plan to devour the moment it hits my doorstep.
I preordered Anthology of Scrolls based off the quick blurb and the beautiful cover. Unfortunately, I then forgot about it for awhile until, one day, I noticed it waiting to be downloaded to my Kindle. I had a plane ride coming up and thought to myself, 'Self, this could be the perfect read for the ride.' A few hours later I'd read the whole thing and went searching for more from the oh-so talented P. A. Wikoff. Two other books are available: a collection of poetry (not surprising in the least) and a single novel, which I plan to devour the moment it hits my doorstep.
August 3, 2018
I won this book as a first reads giveaway.
I'm not really all that big on short stories or poetry. However, I did really like the longer stories in this book. My favorite was the Librarian's Story but all of the longer stories had a perspective that was really engaging. The poems and extremely short stories didn't stand out to me as much but I'm sure that other people will really like them too.
I'm not really all that big on short stories or poetry. However, I did really like the longer stories in this book. My favorite was the Librarian's Story but all of the longer stories had a perspective that was really engaging. The poems and extremely short stories didn't stand out to me as much but I'm sure that other people will really like them too.
March 29, 2022
A freebie from Amazon awhile ago.
This was certainly the darkest thing I've read in a while. This collection includes poetry and photos as well as short stories. Perhaps "fantasy" is the right catagory for this.
I thought the best stories were the ones where technology, in the guise of new cell phones, helped or hindered the main character. As someone who's switched to a tracphone service (pre pay, very little data) during covid, I can see where the phones with all the bells and whistles really could be a constant companion, whether good or bad and what you see on the phone is your reality.
The short story Heaven Can Weight was delightful! The author's right, "Is there cake in heaven?" is right answer to the question "Is the afterlife really worth sacrificing the one life you have here on earth for?"
This was certainly the darkest thing I've read in a while. This collection includes poetry and photos as well as short stories. Perhaps "fantasy" is the right catagory for this.
I thought the best stories were the ones where technology, in the guise of new cell phones, helped or hindered the main character. As someone who's switched to a tracphone service (pre pay, very little data) during covid, I can see where the phones with all the bells and whistles really could be a constant companion, whether good or bad and what you see on the phone is your reality.
The short story Heaven Can Weight was delightful! The author's right, "Is there cake in heaven?" is right answer to the question "Is the afterlife really worth sacrificing the one life you have here on earth for?"
July 2, 2018
Wow
Won through a Goodreads giveaway for an honest review.
The poetry is beautiful. The prose is also very well done and only a few of the stories didn't hold my attention. I do feel it would have been better to end with the phone story though, but that's just me and how that particular piece hit me. Beautiful work!
Won through a Goodreads giveaway for an honest review.
The poetry is beautiful. The prose is also very well done and only a few of the stories didn't hold my attention. I do feel it would have been better to end with the phone story though, but that's just me and how that particular piece hit me. Beautiful work!
July 23, 2020
Well done
I was impressed with the literary value of this collection. It contains only essays and poems that could be used in an intro to literature class, and if I go back and re-read, I'm certain to find themes, motifs, imagery, etc. that I missed the first time around. I'm glad I read it.
I was impressed with the literary value of this collection. It contains only essays and poems that could be used in an intro to literature class, and if I go back and re-read, I'm certain to find themes, motifs, imagery, etc. that I missed the first time around. I'm glad I read it.
June 28, 2019
I loved the book from the first story and poem to the last. It was different from any other type of collection I've read, which was refreshing and I would have kept reading, had there been more. Every story had its own unique feel and so many of them surprised me. Definitely a favorite.
August 13, 2019
If you like a side of weird with your words...
That was....interesting. Some really good writing sprinkled in at surprising places where the stories and poems stand alone in a not-unpleasant oddness. Good, but, well, weird.
That was....interesting. Some really good writing sprinkled in at surprising places where the stories and poems stand alone in a not-unpleasant oddness. Good, but, well, weird.
May 13, 2020
Is it horror or subconscious truth?
A very different book full of stories and poems that seem to be horror but look closer. I'm done cases they also seem to be mind games being played by your own mind. I kind of fell into this book head first. It's be good.
A very different book full of stories and poems that seem to be horror but look closer. I'm done cases they also seem to be mind games being played by your own mind. I kind of fell into this book head first. It's be good.
July 21, 2018
I won this in a Goodreads giveaway. There are some very intriguing and page-turning short stories in this book. Couldn't help but think of Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock while reading!
December 6, 2018
Amazing
I picked up this book as a free offer of the day and am so very glad that I did. It is full of great stories that have made me laugh and cry.
I picked up this book as a free offer of the day and am so very glad that I did. It is full of great stories that have made me laugh and cry.
March 24, 2020
Slice of mind
I would love to see a version of this formatted in a way to better utilize the accompanying photography. Stark without being gritty, with a pleasingly dark humor
I would love to see a version of this formatted in a way to better utilize the accompanying photography. Stark without being gritty, with a pleasingly dark humor
August 13, 2020
Each entry in this anthology is well written with several requiring further pondering after the Kindle case was snapped shut!
June 11, 2025
There are 4 good stories in the book that I wish had been longer. The rest of the book just wasn’t for me. If the author wrote a standalone novel, I would definitely read it.
November 23, 2020
Some dark humor, some depressing poems, but all thought-provoking and a photo with each story. An eclectic collection.
October 17, 2021
3.5 stars
You can find a discussion of this book on a future episode of The Authors and Airwaves podcast. To start with something good, there were a few standout stories in this collection. Notably "A Night To Forget", "Dead Sirious", "Out of my Mind" and "The Librarian's Story". I found myself reading with anticipation on many of the other stories, however, only to feel deflated when time and time again, they ended abruptly with very little having taken place or been resolved.
I often felt frustrated at the characters' lack of likeability in each story; I just didn't feel any desire to connect with many of them. And the consistent AABB rhyme schemes with every poem (except, I believe, for one) could have been done without.
Having said this, I got enough from this anthology to say I'd consider more from the author. I appreciate your work, Mr. Pikoff. As a self-published author, I wish you the best in your writing. Here's to staying upright on the road to success. *Cheers*
You can find a discussion of this book on a future episode of The Authors and Airwaves podcast. To start with something good, there were a few standout stories in this collection. Notably "A Night To Forget", "Dead Sirious", "Out of my Mind" and "The Librarian's Story". I found myself reading with anticipation on many of the other stories, however, only to feel deflated when time and time again, they ended abruptly with very little having taken place or been resolved.
I often felt frustrated at the characters' lack of likeability in each story; I just didn't feel any desire to connect with many of them. And the consistent AABB rhyme schemes with every poem (except, I believe, for one) could have been done without.
Having said this, I got enough from this anthology to say I'd consider more from the author. I appreciate your work, Mr. Pikoff. As a self-published author, I wish you the best in your writing. Here's to staying upright on the road to success. *Cheers*
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