Short Lives: 30 Stories
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Short stories with a great depth of character.
A celebrity power couple adopts a 3rd world child¸ but what is really going on? A woman Photoshops nude models all day¸ then comes home to reality. A cell phone calls Alexander Graham Bell. A zombie-themed murder mystery.
Humor¸ horror¸ thought-provoking vignettes - There are stories here for every taste. Some are touched by the supernatural. Some are all too real.
At 10 cents per story¸ Short Lives also collects these other short story collections:
4 Minute Fiction: 10 flash fictions that are between 148 and 1¸125 words. In just that brief time¸ the characters feel loss¸ sympathy¸ and the fear that comes from seeing your life clearly for the first time.
Lost Lives: 10 short stories about lives that are lost: they go missing¸ or they have something missing from their lives. Some sad¸ some reassuring.
Includes: "When You Dream¸ You Close Your Eyes" - A writer/musician dips into fantasy worlds¸ but he doesn't keep an eye on his own ending. Sometimes the worst fantasy is one that looks like reality.
"Sleepwalking" - James lost his short term memory in a fall. But does it really matter? Can he get by without anyone noticing?
"Lost" - A woman fills out a missing person's report¸ and the cop has little to go on.
"For Here or To Go" - David's business lunch with a new client turns out to be his last.
"Til Death Do You Part" - Strange things happen when people get fatally ill in a retirement community.
"The Comic" - A comedian gets the last laugh.
"Remembering Rose" - A town decides to rename a street because no one remembers who it is named for.
"One Bullet Can Save A Life" - After the Femme Fatale virus wiped out 20 percent of women¸ the world fell into chaos. One father has to make the ultimate sacrifice for his daughter.
"A Hero" - A 9/11 widow must come to terms with her husband's life¸ good and bad.
"Window Seat" - "Creepy Bob" is spying on a young couple¸ who decide to give him the show of his life in a story inspired by "Rear Window."