A Few Short Stories Omnibus Volume 1
By
C.D. Reimer
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Published: April 20, 2011
Words: 22,491 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN:
9781458084972
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Read 18 flash and short stories in this first omnibus volume for one low price, including "The World's Best Coffee," "The Uninvited Spook," "The Forgotten Sinner," "Pure Indulgence," and "The Unfaithful Camera."
Read 18 flash and short stories in this first omnibus volume for one low price.
"The World's Best Coffee"—Diving for the world's best coffee is a simple affair for Mark. When the store is crowded with people ordering and waiting for their coffee, he waits for the right order to be announce, steps forward to pick it up, and walks out the door to enjoy. That is until Georgia follows him all over the shopping center to get back what belongs to her.
"The Uninvited Spook"—While 75-year-old George is late for his own surprise birthday party, and his wife Gracie is promising to kill him if he doesn't show up soon, three veteran spymasters step out on the balcony to discuss his future with the Agency. The uninvited spook across the street listens in and disagrees with every word. (Read more)
Read 18 flash and short stories in this first omnibus volume for one low price.
"The World's Best Coffee"—Diving for the world's best coffee is a simple affair for Mark. When the store is crowded with people ordering and waiting for their coffee, he waits for the right order to be announce, steps forward to pick it up, and walks out the door to enjoy. That is until Georgia follows him all over the shopping center to get back what belongs to her.
"The Uninvited Spook"—While 75-year-old George is late for his own surprise birthday party, and his wife Gracie is promising to kill him if he doesn't show up soon, three veteran spymasters step out on the balcony to discuss his future with the Agency. The uninvited spook across the street listens in and disagrees with every word.
"The Forgotten Sinner"—An old man stands at the pearly gates of Heaven, explaining to Peter that he never got right with God because his minister forgot to call him back.
"Uncle Fred's Wild Splash Hit"—Uncle Fred ends up in a world of hurt when the baseball he hit as hard as he could splashed down somewhere else than the neighbor's swimming pool.
"Blind Faith"—Two college roommates argue the spiritual significance of having the patio blinds closed on a hot day.
"The Old Frenchman" —An American Army private suspects the old Frenchman is stealing something but doesn't know what from the makeshift military camp behind the front lines in World War II.
"Jesus Saves You Money"—A phone call to Jesus is answered by the guy who fixes broken toilets, not broken souls.
"Pure Indulgence"—Caught cheating with a pint of double fudge ice cream by his wife, a husband considers the marital consequences.
"An Old Man's Confession"—An old priest wakes up in his booth to listen to the astounding confession of a Christian impostor who fooled the leadership of an evangelical church and envies at what his life wasn't.
"Bubbles & Stickers"—Two men in a warehouse challenge each other to a dancing duel over their pet peeves: popping bubble wrap and stickers on the floor.
"Walking Home"—A fearful woman is almost run over by a man who looks like Mr. Magoo from the old cartoon TV show while crossing the street.
"The Unfaithful Camera"—When Little Danny comes home angry that his Daddy didn't pick him up from school, he finds Daddy and his older sister Tammy doing the bouncy-bounce in bed. Turning away helpless, he notices his sister's new cell phone with the built-in video camera on her bed. A smile blossoms on his sullen face.
"The Devil Came A-Collecting"—A man wakes up at midnight to find the devil waiting to collect his little boy soul for an unconfessed sin he committed in kindergarten.
"The Pot Washer's New Magic Trick"—After Johnny the pot washer is humiliated in front of the whole kitchen by Alejandro the waiter performing a new magic trick, he comes up with his own new magic to serve up a dish of cold revenge.
"Walking Into The Night"—A little boy watches the darkened street from behind the barbershop window after midnight as his mother and the barber make out behind the cash register, all alone until a passing streetwalker notices him.
"Paying Taxes, American Style"—With 15 minutes on the clock until the county courthouse closes for the weekend, Leticia is all alone at the front desk and deep into her bodice-ripper paperback when an old man walks in to pay his taxes in pennies-and then some.
"The Bomb Hole Incident"—On the last day of summer before their junior year in high school, two boys finish blasting leftover fireworks inside the bomb hole out in the front yard while the neighbor lady across the street calls the cops.
"The Nowhere October Surprise"—A bored intern at the U.S. Department of State mail room takes home the misrouted diplomatic letters to keep the colorful stamps for her collection, provoking an international incident with an obscure island nation in the South Pacific during the 2008 presidential election.
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sinner,
october,
stickers,
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