Thirteen Stories is a collection of the most popular short stories and novellas written by author John Isaac Jones over the past 15 years. This volume covers a wide range of themes common to Jones' work including birth, death, greed, loneliness, marital infidelity, sibling rivalry and unconditional love. The stories: *Going Home *Boone *For Love of Daniel *Lonely Magnolia *Annie *The Agreement *The Surrogate *Pauline *Serpentus Saragossii *Tembo Makaburi *The Old Men *Grandfathers, from a Barlow to a Pentium *The Angel Years Foreword by Author Lee Carey