The Embassy Ball (2020) is a collection of short stories that are sure to make you smile. From the translator who purposely botches the diplomats’ messages to the love story of two parted lovers to stories of espionage and historical fiction to dystopian adventures of shipwrecked sailors to the mad scientist who discovers the cure for cancer and lives forever to an alternate ending to the Civil War if Lincoln - as was predicted - lost re-election and a peace was negotiated to end the civil war and dissolve the union to the court case that hinges on obscure Latin clauses in the law that are buried in archives and not digitally available. Humor and wit unite these pieces of fiction that are here for you to enjoy.