Allister Cromley's Fairweather Belle (Bedtime Stories For Grownups To Tell)
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    • The Tree On His Back
    • A Nosebleed
    • An Abduction (Of The Alien Variety)
    • It Begins And Ends With A Fall
    • Drunken Boxing
    • His Breadbox Mouse
    • New Years Eve In A Cellar (Awaiting The Future)
    • An Explanation Of The Acceptance Of His Name
    • To Fall In Love With A Tomato
    • An Attempt At Ending Fear
    • The Race To Awkward
    • His Shadow/s
    • Candy From Strangers
    • A Lunar Eclipse (And The Man On The Moon)
  • Stories To Read
  • Historical Assumptions
    • An Impossible Conversation With Emily Dickinson
    • Happy Halloween Nevermore
    • The Naming Of Numbers
    • The First Thanksgiving
    • The Recession Of Wild Bill Hickok
    • A Tale Of Two Beginnings
    • A Possible Salem Witch Trial
    • A Royal Courtship
    • A Duel
    • Trouble At The Lincolns
    • Dempsey Vs Willard (A Scholarly Discussion On Violence)
    • The Condensed History Of The Carburetor
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             Kristian Michael Hickman         

(illustrator of Winston Churchill in the book)
Kristian, a ten year veteran of the special effects and film industry, has been credited on many levels for his make-up & gore FX. His talents as a designer, sculptor and overall artist has gotten him work on movies with the likes of Greg Nicotero of KNB FX and Jamie Nash the writer of Universal Pictures‟ “Altered” and the feature “Lovely Molly”. More recently Kristian's original FX work was seen at Chicago's #1 haunted attraction “The Fear” located at the famous Navy Pier and on the feature film "The Moleman of Belmont Avenue" starring Robert Englund of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" acclaim. Outside of the SFX world Kristian has been a founding partner and VP of two production studios and has written and produced commercials, industrials and corporate pieces for various fortune 500 companies. He is currently living and working in New York City and is a co-founder and partner of the creative content company Zero/End.