Flash Fiction Books

A senior salesman tries to make one last sale at a soon-to-open bar in Bluefield, West Virginia. Before demonstrating his rapid-refrigeration device, he has a meandering, sexually allusive, past-recalling chat with the female bartender-to-be. When another male arrives, a tragic mistake occurs...

Man is a short story about a psychotic serial killer, and his victim, May. He abducts May one afternoon and puts her in his car. Little does May know that she would soon experience Stockholm Syndrome, a heartbreaking condition which leads victims to fall in love with their captors. But in the end...

A quite hilarious at times (and ridiculously insincere throughout), paragon of first-word issues, lunchtime conversation in a high-end Charlotte restaurant is overheard and transcribed. The subjects' most likely thoughts are generously sprinkled into the verbal salad. If this little slice-of-life...

Are there really just 26 types of Facebook users? Is that the exact number of categorizable personalities on the currently-very-popular social-media site? Maybe. But, probably not. Though, one for each letter of the alphabet sure is convenient. The author even skewers himself in several of these...

Two Caucasian dudes of different ages and backgrounds become pals at an art gallery in Charlotte (NC, USA) around 1995. They enjoy the high-grade smoke. But then, there is a falling out of sorts, and a most violent end to their friendship. This story is based on a real-life series of events...

A Central American cell-phone technician has a startling change of plan half-way up a tower in Charlotte (NC, USA). Vaguely based on a real-life incident.

My book was to be, "A Pair of Shorts", but when the collection grew, I had to change the name. The third story in this preview edition, (with FIVE STAR REVIEWS) has been termed "One of the most unusual stories published this year."

A collection of three short stories in which a Liverpool Football Club (LFC) match is being watched on a TV in a sports bar in Charlotte (CLT). Largely autobiographical. Interesting characters appear out of nowhere. The dialogue is very close to verbatim. Even LFC haters may get a 'kick' out of...

Agents 32 and 33 of the so-called psecret psociety venture to a nearby Italian restaurant in east Charlotte (NC, USA) in search of another short story, and lo and behold, one lands right in their laps. If this largely autobiographical tale were an American movie, it would most likely be rated...

The author and a science lab facilitator have a more-interesting-than-ever-expected conversation with a waitress at a Mexican restaurant in Charlotte (NC, USA). Topics include football/soccer, Catalonia, and well, you'll just have to read it. Includes bonus graphics only available in this...