A mysterious old projector, somehow connected to a poverty row producer from the 1940s, lead young Nick Root and his mentor, Edgar Ulmer, on series of adventures inside the films of a library tucked away...

Growing up on Navy bases across the country, Mark's family back in Texas always kept him grounded and gave him a strong sense of place and home. However, death can come 'Out of the Blue' in even the most...

Mare Island is my personal coming of age story about turning ten, getting my first kiss, and how the Zodiac killer ruined my life. 

Ever had one of those days? Bet you haven't had one like Jimmy. 

Late one Sunday night, two brothers risk the wrath of their parents by climbing out of their bedroom window and into their treehouse to see if the full, red moon really is a harbinger of a coming apocalypse.The...

Metaphor in a Hat Volume 1 is an eclectic collection of stories from the life and imagination of Fort Worth writer, Mark A. Nobles. From a first kiss to a father's deathbed, these stories are about coming...

Normal people do not grow up to be writers. Most who know Mark A. Nobles and Kelley Baler will tell you these two aren't normal and never grew up to boot. In this collection of stories, Mark and Kelley...