"Buckle up, Pilgrims. This is a keeper... He can make me laugh and cry in the same paragraph."
— Bonnye F. (Amazon)
"A book worth experiencing for its unique storytelling and thought-provoking themes."
— Dominique F. (Amazon/Goodreads)
"The characters are engaging and interesting... the empathy developed for each one is real and powerful. Well done."
— Jason C. (Amazon/Goodreads)
LIGHTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE
Interwoven characters on a rumbling cross-country bus.
A retirement home escapee off to parts unknown.
The Devil quits (he's in love with a waitress).
Unexpected gunshots create late-night companions.
A traveling salesman gets to choose his own place in the Universe.
A wandering ex-priest searches for answers on a messy legal pad.
Somebody's flinging pennies at a naked businessman and she's not at all sorry that it hurts.
Stranded, a worried student finds himself, and dinner, deep in the middle of nowhere.
A drunk widow skips the service. A long overdue family reunion solves nothing and resolves everything.
Then two lost, grownup kids decide something really big for the rest of us.
But the Bus Driver? All he's praying for is a good night's sleep.
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"A deep, dark and dangerous collection... Written in a quality high brow style... Ultimately, it doesn't matter which stories are MY favourite, decide for yourself - as the tagline says, Reading. Why not do it for fun sometimes?"
— Samantha H. (Goodreads)
"The collection abounds with black humor, life stories from the edge, strange ways of the human psyche, and tells us what all people are willing to do to other people, no matter the cost... This is the second book I have read from this writer and it has met my expectations."
— Stjepan C. (Amazon/Goodreads)
PEOPLE MAKING DANGER
Variety pack of stories on a journey through the strange and unexpected.
A local serial killer reminds his friends and neighbors to never forget the QUIET ONES.
Chaos ensues when townsfolk mistake experimental Army communication helmets for alien antennae during OPERATION DRAGONHEAD.
Out in the HIGH DESERT, a reluctant hero and rotten sheriff face off in a western with cars instead of horses.
PAGANINI exposes the wicked life of the infamous 19th-century Italian violinist.
In YARDLEY COUNTY, a dead escaped convict finds redemption at the hometown robbery that began his criminal career.
Meanwhile . . .
Lost adults start VALLEY FOOTBALL.
And down at THE TROP, a magical East Hollywood motel is home to stock characters on the down and out.
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SAMPLES!
Quick note
These books are an ongoing attempt to blend paperback prose with the Cole & Haag script format.
All is told in the present tense and without quotation marks because it's a limited narrator speaking. I do capitalize sort of funny, based on a character's relationship to the story. I feel people are built from their actions and enjoy breaking their patterns. I also dislike upfront summarization much past the logline. Spoils the fun.
They are what they wanted to be. I'm proud to be a part of it.
Best,
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