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5.5 x 8.5 Paperback cream |
ISBN: 9781432741822 |
$15.95 |
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Genre: |
FICTION / General |
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Aug 26, 2009 |
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265 |
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"Hanging on a Twisted Line" contains a riviting and unique collection of 43 devious Flash Fiction stories. Thought provoking, fast paced and tightly woven, they are perfect for a quick satisfying read! Instant gratification to fit today's busy lifestyle! With its sassy snappy short stories, this book is great for a lunch break get-a-way, vacationing at the beach, Moms on a busy schedule, hospital patients, and any reader with limited spare time. It makes an excellent gift with its savory variety of genres to suit an extensive variety of tastes.
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...I answer the phone to hear my husband's voice and my teeth clench. "Yeah, sure. I'll come by Howard's house for you around 2PM." I don't like Howard. Well, maybe I did in the beginning, but that was before he began taking up so much of my husband's time. Time away from me. To make myself feel better, I buy the latest computer game, -along with a tight purple dress.
...That afternoon I pause by Howard's back door, take a deep breath for the ordeal, push the bell and go in. Once again, envy scratches at me as I walk into Howard's kitchen with its spotless stainless steel appliances, hand finished cabinetry and gleaming dark veined granite countertops. Howard always has the latest. All the bells and whistles. Probably spends every penny he makes. I was guessing that's why his wife left him last year...
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About Jona O. Scharf
Jona O. Scharf's short stories and poetry have appeared in publications in Central New York State, Long Island, and Southwest Florida. She was a three time first place winner in the Flash Fiction contest of The College Crier, located in the Mohawk Valley of New York, and is the currant President of The Utica Writers Club, Utica, New York.
Experiences as a waitress, Registered Nurse, Camp program director, receptionist, pressed flower artist, writer, wife and mother all enabled this book.
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