John R. Little has been publishing his unique brand of short stories for almost 30 years. Little Things is a retrospective of his career, containing his best work. The stories in this collection will make you feel a sense of wonder. Some will shock you, make you sad, bring laughter, scare you, and they will sear into your memory. The author is the winner of the Bram Stoker award and the Black Quill award for his book Miranda. John R. Little is blessed with both amazing talent and a fantastic imagination. Always a treat to read. If you miss him, you're missing something good. - Brian Keene, Bram Stoker-winning author of A Gathering of Crows. John Little is one of those writers who the rest of us envy-he's a visionary, with personal obsessions (time, love, even cruelty) that define his work while continually refreshing it. His stories are disturbing, uplifting, thought-provoking, exciting, melancholy, horrifying, and sweet... all at once. John's one of the great magicians of modern genre literature, and we're lucky to share this timeframe with him. - Lisa Morton, Bram Stoker-winning author of The Lucid Dreaming Table of Contents Introduction by Mort Castle Volunteers Needed Tommy's Christmas Growing Up 3:26 a.m. Those Little Cameras! In the Boys' Clubhouse Ever After Welcome to Inferno Climbing Mount Turnpike The Jameson House The Thief of Time Accordion Season The Oasis Cruel Eyes The Slow Haunting Following Marla Sammy George's Head Flies My Little Jillian The Wishing Stones Placeholders Story Notes