As the title suggests, this Book of Diverse Writings - Volume I - compiles a variety of works: short stories, essays, anecdotes, and trivia. The book begins with a featured crime story, followed by fifteen other short stories with single or mixed genres: action, adventure, family, fantasy, light romance and science fiction (Sci-Fi), thus giving the readers a wide choice of themes and plots to read--all with surprise endings. The Anecdotes are about personal real-life thrilling experiences with a touch of drama. The essays comprise honor and pride; inspirational and motivational themes; personal views on life or careers; philosophical renderings and other subjects. The book ends with seven trivia, single paragraph short, short stories based on a famous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night..." This wide variety will suit individual preferences in more than one way. Young adults and adults can enjoy this anthology at leisure, one story at a time. While the first book deals with prose, Volume II, in its final stages of editing, is dedicated to poems.