A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories

This collection presents a variety of short fiction ranging from political mystery to regional adventure and domestic sketches. One tale depicts the sudden disappearance of a national leader and spouse, provoking public alarm and an investigative scramble; another follows a reporter racing to a young western city amid crisis. Additional pieces portray coastal life, personal entanglements over debt, and eccentric local characters. Across the stories the author blends suspense, social observation, and humor while probing civic anxiety, frontier development, and everyday human foibles.