Here are brief plot teasers for the short stories in MONICA.
First of all, I want to thank all of my 3,500 plus followers, friends, and readers from sites such as Readers Hook, etc. To say the least, the past few years have been exceptionally rough. Writing is both therapeutic and a sometimes fun escape for me, and I’m truly grateful for your support. With that said, I like to share with you some brief story teasers from ‘Monica a Short Story Collection’. In GI BLUES a homeless man’s greatest desire is to be a Marine, but is he mentally fit? In THE NEW STORE IN TOWN, where the kids are in total control, a mother finds herself in court after she goes into her son’s room and takes a few quarters out of his piggy bank. In LABREA a podcast gets heated when the subject of CRT is discussed. In LOVE AT ANY AGE a dating service for seniors makes a successful match. In 7 O’CLOCK a young man confronts White silence head on and must make a decision that will change his life forever. In THE WATCH a career police officer is forced to deal with the detrimental effect of fentanyl in a very personal way. In THE LINE an executive of a prominent restaurant franchise creatively teaches a racist manager a lesson in fairness. In TELL HIM I’M SORRY an elderly lady in a nursing home tells the staff about her past secrets. In HEAVEN two teenagers discover themselves, in more ways than one. In CHEROKEE WINGS an old Native American takes the kids in their trailer park on the ride of their lives. In RANDIE’S FREE LIBRARY a police officer uses his people skills to calm a worrisome neighbor.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
This is the trade paperback edition of the mythopoeic paranormal novel recounting the attempts of one Danny Blue and his friends to come to terms with a series of unusual events in his life. A Kindle eBook edition is also available.
In this eccentric tale set in a small town in northern India, Pawan Mishra masterfully weaves ingenuity and sarcasm in a manner thats simultaneously hilarious and tragic.