Distant Rumors: 16 Stories of Life and Death

by William Gensburger

Overview

What happens when you're supposed to be dead but you are not? What was Arnold Schwarzenegger doing on Venice Beach when three young friends meet him? Who cleans up after the superheroes? Why is she pregnant with a dead baby, and how will that affect their relationship? How do you handle becoming the housemaster at an elite boarding school only to have to face the haunting memory from your past? Why did the cat live? Why did Hadley Verona wind up in the hospital on his thirtieth birthday? What do you do when it's the end of the world? Why is a man waging a war against wasps? Why do you have to die when you are 50 years old. Why won't David talk to the woman he is infatuated with? Will Grandy commit murder to ascend to the next level at work?

These sixteen stories in this compelling and well-written collection, will keep you turning the page.

"Gensburger is a master storyteller," says one verified reviewer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997722796
Publisher:	Misterwriter LLC
Publication date:	06/23/2019
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.62(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………v

Just A Little Death………………….… 1

The Cat Lived………………………… 35

On Deck……………………………… 45

The First and Final Thing…….……...…55

After the Leaves…………………… … 97

The Black and Yellow……….…...….. 103

The Hollow Sky ……………....………. 111

Ceremonial…….………..………..…….138

The People Apples…....………..….…..159

The I, Isozooid…..…..………..…………165

A Different Kind of Peace………......…..173

All Things Are Fine ………………….…..179

A Limited Point of View…………......…..192

The Unfinished Man………………….….210

One Moment in the Sun…………….…..235

Fire on a Different Mountain………..…..255

Afterword……………………………...…..265

Editorial Reviews

"A Master of Short Stories!" ~Dusty Hitchcock (verified Amazon review)

"This was such a good short to read. I almost wished it was longer! This is great beach reading!" ~Tanya Lu (Vine Voice)

"Still thinking about these characters. Great writing!" ~Amazon verified customer

"The First and Final Thing takes you back in time when life revolved around a hunter/gatherer lifestyle. The reader is drawn into the natural world to a place where peaceful living can be found in the simplicity of survival. It is a tale about escaping the rat race and wealth and finding oneself. It's also about meeting the right person at the right time. I highly recommend this short story." ~Jill Hedgecock, author "Rhino in the Room."

"I really enjoyed this book! It was a fun read. I was drawn in from the start - snappy dialogue, a hint that all isn't as it seems and, most importantly for me, I liked the characters. Fun, engaging, escapist - it made me smile, and want more!" ~THoop

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