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The stories in this collection represent a range in topics and styles and feature a wide assortment of individuals who, although diverse, all have in common a singular element—trouble in their lives. That’s what fiction is about—trouble—and short stories have a particular mandate to be about the frailty of the human condition as well as its strength. The author has an affinity for the disenfranchised among us and it is those often heroic people that interest him the most. In these stories he treats them with the sensitivity and dignity they deserve. Praise for MONDAY’S MEAL: “The sad wives, passive or violent husbands, parolees, alcoholics and other failures in Les Edgerton's sho...
During a weeklong exclusive marriage retreat, three couples seek spiritual intervention and guidance. Secrets have been exposed, and all has hit the fan. Journey with these couples as they travel on the road to mending and rebuilding their torn relationships. Lives will forever be changed, and some souls will be redeemed. But can these couples really forgive and forget?
With the long-anticipated release of "Driver In!", David C. Enslee takes us deep into the hidden world of the pizza delivery industry. These are the narratives that the corporate pizza chains are afraid to tell. Each of these short stories was written while Dave was going through his "Marinara Period," and at last they have been assembled into one collection. The humanity of the pizza delivery business has finally been breathtakingly illustrated in 11 stories centered around a SnakeEyes Pizza franchise in northern New Jersey. Transcending the everyday work of tossing, baking and delivering, Enslee gets to the true heart of the industry: the people who drive the machine (or at least the cars). Too often, we take for granted that the smile on the deliveryman's face is genuine or that whenever we pick up the phone, someone will be there on the other end to take our order. Be warned, once you've read this book, you'll see the person ringing your doorbell in a completely different light.
Professor Hagler strolled into yet another Las Vegas Casino, inserted one bill, hit the maximum play button, and again hit a jackpot hand. Travis Ryan has been following the professor for several days and it was always the same. There would be a visit to five different casinos'; five hands of video poker, five jackpots, and the professor would return home twenty thousand dollars richer. The problem facing Travis was to determine if the professor was a lone cheat or was he a part of a well-oiled gang of thieves that were milking the casinos out of millions of dollars. And the biggest question of all was "how was he cheating?" When the professor was found dead, the case changed from a casino scam to a murder investigation.
"Travis Scurlock finds his way to the new settlement [Fort Worth] and begins his life there, eventually becoming a lawyer. As he evolves as a character, so evolves Fort Worth. Follow generations of Scurlock's family as they embark on a journey through history. [author] provides thrilling imagery, compelling characters, and a captivating perspective on the growth of Fort Worth"--Back cover.