Think you know a tavern tale when you hear one? Think again. The seventeen stories in this volume run the gamut of genre and mood. Bars filled with glitter and ghosts stand alongside taverns filled with orcs and adventurers. Exclusive members-only drinks served at the end of the universe war with coffee bars with strange employee policies in the Pacific Northwest. Dive bars, afterlife bars, gay bars-you name it, and you'll find it in Tavern Tales. So, grab a drink and get ready for one of the most entertaining Fiction River volumes yet. "...remarkable tales..." -Astro Guyz on Fiction River: Alchemy & Steam Table of Contents "Quest for Beer" by Stefon Mears "Closing the Big Bang" by Michele Laframboise "Hero #8" by Ron Collins "Girls That Glitter" by Dayle A. Dermatis "The Kids Keep Coming" by David H. Hendrickson "One Last Round at Cozy's Tavern" by Lisa Silverthorne "Wider Horizons" by Diana Benedict "Grounds for Dismissal" by Anthea Sharp "The Next Dance" by Jamie Ferguson "Schrodinger's Bar" by Kim May "The Gods Are Out Inn" by M. L. Buchman "The First Ingredient" by Eric Kent Edstrom "The Legend of Long-Bow and Short-Staff" by Brenda Carre "Freedom Unbound" by Dory Crowe "Killing Spree" by Brigid Collins "The Hot Eagle Roadhouse" by Chuck Heintzelman "Death at the Pines" by Annie Reed