Wayne Faust is the author of "The Calek's Tale Trilogy." He has had over 50 short stories published worldwide in various places. "Tales From the Road" is his first anthology and it features 21 of of those stories, strung together in the form of a 42 hour road trip from Denver to Key West, with interludes after each story, describing stops along the way.

These are captivating tales, running the gamut between alternate history, spooky atmospheric, time travel, amusing, heartwarming, and personal. There are stories about the Black Plague, Outer Space, Conspiracy Theories, Chicago Blues, Old West Miners, Ice Hockey, the Civil War, King Arthur, and many more.

The author has been a full-time music and comedy performer for over 40 years, doing more than 7000 shows in 42 states and overseas in Europe. With his former singing partner Rusty Lewis, he did road trips to Key West for more than 15 years, so the atmosphere and detail of the interludes between stories should ring true, taking the reader along for the ride. And since the author has been writing songs for his whole career, where you have to say everything you need to say in three verses or less, his stories are tightly-written, and guaranteed to leave the reader hoping for the next collection.