Strainge Stern Stuff
Short Story Collections
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Fantasy
| Author: | Harvey Stanbrough | ISBN: | 9781516383030 |
| Publisher: | FrostProof808 | Publication: | May 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Harvey Stanbrough |
| ISBN: | 9781516383030 |
| Publisher: | FrostProof808 |
| Publication: | May 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Three of the first five stories feature Charlie Task. Ever wonder what goes into making a psychopath? Find out in "The Odd Task." Ever wonder what it might be like to sit down in a psychopath's home and interview him? Check out "A View to the Curious." In "A False Sense of Finality," a bereaved mother comes to a realization... again. In "The Ethics of Murder" Charlie returns to his hometown to visit with an old friend at a high school reunion, at the friend's request. Or at least that's how it started. It's always a good idea to be careful what you wish for. In "Heart to Heart," Charlie's buddy and connected guy Joey Di Salvo helps a slightly twisted psychiatrist turn the tables on his socialist, hypocritical father in helping the downtrodden. Of course, help can take many forms.
In the last five stories, a woman is drawn to a shop that looks like an antique store; she's looking for furnishings for her home in the French Quarter, where she lived a very, very long time ago. Jim Cable has been sent to stabilize the Grenlow, a Morgan-class interplanetary transport, and bring it home. The engine room holds a mystery he didn't bargain for. Marco and the author chase down Joey Bones to teach him a lesson. Joey's been trash talkin' Marco and threatening to shoot him. The threat doesn't bother Marco, but being called a rat? Now that bothers him. Can a man have a relationship with an EnviroSuit? Could an EnviroSuit, especially one with a female personality, long abide the imperfections of a human male, especially when she compares him with a massive, god-like creature machine? Marisa, a woman trapped in a nightmare in a nightmare in a nightmare, destined to flee through unimaginable terrors and horrors until her captors choose to release her... or she releases herself.
Three of the first five stories feature Charlie Task. Ever wonder what goes into making a psychopath? Find out in "The Odd Task." Ever wonder what it might be like to sit down in a psychopath's home and interview him? Check out "A View to the Curious." In "A False Sense of Finality," a bereaved mother comes to a realization... again. In "The Ethics of Murder" Charlie returns to his hometown to visit with an old friend at a high school reunion, at the friend's request. Or at least that's how it started. It's always a good idea to be careful what you wish for. In "Heart to Heart," Charlie's buddy and connected guy Joey Di Salvo helps a slightly twisted psychiatrist turn the tables on his socialist, hypocritical father in helping the downtrodden. Of course, help can take many forms.
In the last five stories, a woman is drawn to a shop that looks like an antique store; she's looking for furnishings for her home in the French Quarter, where she lived a very, very long time ago. Jim Cable has been sent to stabilize the Grenlow, a Morgan-class interplanetary transport, and bring it home. The engine room holds a mystery he didn't bargain for. Marco and the author chase down Joey Bones to teach him a lesson. Joey's been trash talkin' Marco and threatening to shoot him. The threat doesn't bother Marco, but being called a rat? Now that bothers him. Can a man have a relationship with an EnviroSuit? Could an EnviroSuit, especially one with a female personality, long abide the imperfections of a human male, especially when she compares him with a massive, god-like creature machine? Marisa, a woman trapped in a nightmare in a nightmare in a nightmare, destined to flee through unimaginable terrors and horrors until her captors choose to release her... or she releases herself.
