Four dozen mostly meta-real, sometimes semi-surreal, auspiciously autobiographical, and occasionally oddly ordinary short stories from 2010 through 2015 have been rounded up into one volume for your……続きを見る
In March of 2008, a photographer decides to go for the ultimate shot via the air shaft in a 25-story hotel in uptown Charlotte.
Based on a tragic real-life event.
Approx. 1700 words.
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In June of 1995, a man from Charlotte (USA) drives to a mountain lake in western North Carolina to test out his new kayak, and to check out a hard-to-reach waterfall. All is going swimmingly well. T……続きを見る
The author recalls some hairy incidents and particular customers on his newspaper route in east Charlotte in the late '70s. The ending is a graphic surprise.
Approx. 1500 words.
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A female visual artist in her late 20s, living in the Portland (OR) metro, struggling to make it in the Pacific Northwest art scene, is dealt a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Way back in January of 1860, in New York City, a 16-year-old lad begins to think that his fate in America won't live up to his dreams. He then goes missing one snowy evening. When he is found, no on……続きを見る
Agent A~O (Al Nino) texts Agent 33 (the author) out of the blue on an overcast February day in Charlotte, requesting 'ideas'. He then calls Agent 33 to learn more about an upcoming novella involving……続きを見る
The author, Agent 33, spies a small ball floating in a Charlotte (NC, USA) creek on his lunch-break, which leads to an odd odyssey of thoughts, instances, and conversations.
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The author, Agent 33, is out on campus, thinking that he'll never have a short story idea ever again, when lo and behold, he is accosted on the sidewalk by a young man demanding a certain icy bevera……続きを見る
The author takes his 7-year-old son trick-or-treating on Halloween 2010 in east Charlotte (USA). One particular residence is insidiously spookier than the rest.
Approximately 1100 words.
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The author recounts a semi-fictional, very strange, at the time legal, mind-drug experience in San Francisco in 1992. When the young Asian lady disappears on the Lands End Trail, he is left doubting……続きを見る
The author (Agent 33) and his wife (Agent 32) return to the Golden Sands (hotel) at Carolina Beach (NC, USA) for a family Thanksgiving. A strangely short pier catches their attention. There, by chan……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 of the psecret psociety return to Galax (Virginia, USA) on Christmas Eve 2016 to make amends for a previous short story. They go on an evening walk through the nearly deserted town,……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 of the psecret psociety return to Galax (Virginia, USA) on Christmas Eve 2016 to make amends for a previous short story. They go on an evening walk through the nearly deserted town,……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 of the psecret psociety venture to Greenville (SC, USA) from Charlotte on a February Saturday. They check out scenic Falls Park and the unique Liberty Bridge, while looking for clue……続きを見る
Agent 33 finds himself in the Charlotte (USA) airport on a September day in 2010. He befriends an older man from Florida in the check-in line, who later disappears with his luggage. While trying to ……続きを見る
Before going to watch the Liverpool - Hull City football/soccer match at an uptown pub, the author (Agent 33) and his wife (Agent 32) discuss the legendary Mr. Malloy (of San Francisco fame) at a St……続きを見る
The author, Agent 33, is out on campus on an October day, thinking that he'll never have a short story idea ever again, when lo and behold, he is accosted on the sidewalk by a young man demanding a ……続きを見る
In September of 1986, the author (psecret psociety agent 33) and his pal, Frank von Peck (agent 107), go for a treacherous walk along a weather-worn stone breakwater along the Cape Fear River in sou……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 search the outer Sunset district of San Francisco for signs of the fabled knowhere [sic] pub known as Sidle on N. They walk down Judah Street through the dense fog towards the invis……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 take a trip from Charlotte to Blowing Rock (NC, USA) on a sleety March afternoon. The next day they do a cold-air hike up to the fire lookout tower on Flat Top Mountain. Notes are g……続きを見る
A father and son are playing soccer/football in their back yard on a March day in central North Carolina (USA). An errant kick sends the ball into the creek. Dad goes to retrieve it, and his son fol……続きを見る
Agents 32 and 33 take a ride on the Gold Line streetcar on a snowy Sunday morning in Charlotte. They are headed to an uptown bar to watch the Liverpool - Man Utd. soccer/football match. On the way, ……続きを見る
The first set of spelling rules (from 2010-11) for psecret psociety are gathered into this 1600-word short story. A basic sentence grows stranger with every spelling permutation. Of the nine spellin……続きを見る
The now-trendy Plaza-Midwood area of inner east Charlotte (NC, USA) is known as Plasma-Wigwood in hip circles. But, exactly how did this term come about? This 1600-word short story posits a possible……続きを見る
In June of 1995, a man from Charlotte drives to a mountain lake in western North Carolina (USA) to test out his new kayak, and to check out a hard-to-reach waterfall. All is going swimmingly well. T……続きを見る
Two agents - one who is quite high and won't stop joking - discuss the CATS Gold Line streetcar alignment through inner east Charlotte (NC, USA).
Another psecret psociety pshort pstory.
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Agents 32 and 33 take a harrowing bike ride through east Charlotte (NC, USA) to a Taco Bell. They recognize the exceedingly courteous African American employee (from previous visits) behind the coun……続きを見る
The author (future agent 33) and his now-deceased cohort in mind, Frank N. Peck (future agent 107), take a smoky drive in east Charlotte in 1981 (which is retraced in 2015). The topic of LED time di……続きを見る
The author (Agent 33) and his wife (Agent 32) return to the Golden Sands (hotel) at Carolina Beach (NC, USA) for a family Thanksgiving. A strangely short pier catches their attention. There, by chan……続きを見る
