Man with the Ladder Stories

Man with the Ladder Stories


Authored by Mel Reichler and Jim Egan (with help from Jason Benson)

  1. An introduction to the Man with the Ladder Stories.
  2. The Hungarian: Where the question 'Who are you" gets answered oddly
  3. The Ant: Where two adolescents and an ant teach the MWL a lesson.
  4. Dreams: A story about dreaming and not dreaming.
  5. The Rules: Where the rules of the game are uncovered.
  6. The Babysitter: Where what the third man does is revealed.
  7. The Convention: Where the devil is unmasked.
  8. God; Where the end of the world is envisaged.
  9. Creativity: Where the essence of creation is explored.
  10. The Banker; A banker's notes on money.
  11. The Animal; A strange animal tests a friendship.
  12. The Story; A story's mysteries revealed.
  13. Change: The more things change...
  14. The Lady writer; A woman who writes for more than a living.
  15. The Purchase; The Man with the Ladder makes a strange purchase.
  16. Obituaries; Death as daily news.
  17. The Duck; Where the Man with the Ladder meets a Zen Master over lunch.
  18. The Zen Master: Where we are introduced to painting on air.
  19. The Zen Master's apprentices; Apprenticing to a Zen Master.
  20. The Writers: Where writers compete to tell stories.
  21. The Brogue: A watch and a Brogue.
  22. The Argument; An unusual argument.
  23. Shirts and Things: where the origins of entrepreneurship are considered.