KISSES FROM STRANGERS IN THE DARK
Recently released: My book of short stories...
Kisses from Strangers in the Dark is now available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and your independent book seller
The short story is a different form of communicating ideas. Other short story writers describe it this way:
““Most stories we tell in real life are under 500 words. You’re at a party, everyone has a glass of wine, and suddenly you have the floor. You throw out your little story like a grenade. ‘Once I knew a guy who…’ And if you have any social graces at all, you probably keep it under 500. So my advice would be this: Don’t get all up in your head thinking short-short stories have to be poetry without the line breaks. Don’t put on your beret. Just tell a story, an actual story. Quick, while they’re still listening.” – Rebecca Makkai”
And from O. Henry
““I’ll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.” –”
And the title of my book comes from this Stephen King quote:
“ ’A short story is a different thing altogether – a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.’”
Table of contents:
Let Her Sing
Rebound Grimly
The Morning Star of Crenshaw Blvd
A Hanging in Bear Gulch
Arguments and Asteroids
Insecticide: A Tale of Vengence
The Jerk and the Palm Reader
The God in Ikea
The Porn Identity
Samurai Swords: A Parable
Possession Has Its Uses
A Sucky Dinner
The Bloody Bastard
Under the Pendulum
Six Word Stories
The Ghost of Barnes and Noble
Proxy Vendettas by Bedlam, Inc.
Psycho Chic
A Snippet's Still a Story
The Repercussions of Quality Programming
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