The Complete Short Stories - 9780979724770

ON NEWTON'S 3rd LAW It's not just a law of physics; it's a cosmic imperative. THE OBSTINATE CANARY A prideful young opera singer confronts his girlfriend's objections to his lack of success, as she threatens to leave him for a vacation with another man. TREACHERY Old age tragically strips us of all our youthful virtues. Does it leave us anything in compensation? RUNNING MIRROR A starfleet officer becomes a criminal on the day of his retirement - the best day of his life. THE TALE OF DANNY LARUE An Angel in a dream reveals to a young man that he has an appointment with Death that very night. MY SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE A true story of courage and heroism in the face of catastrophe LOVE STORY WITH FLUTE A fable set on a modern Indian reservation about the love of a boy for an older girl ROYAL DELUSION He thinks he's the King of Denmark, and it's off to the asylum. BLOWING SMOKE A lout schemes to trick an elegant, worldly cigar expert out of his vintage Ferrari, by betting his own wife against the expert's skills. DEVOTION Four kinds of devotion - superficial, na?ve, vocational, and true - are explored in this tale of intergalactic intrigue. THE OTHER MARY A naked woman in church heralds a life-change for a young priest. THE MURDEROUS HOUNDS OF SATAN It's not like he wasn't warned. THE TWILIGHT OF IGGY FLYNN An Irish assassin arranges his final hit. BLOCHYFACE GRAMPA A precious life-lesson from a cruel schoolyard prank GRAMPA'S TERRIBLE TEETH How far can empathy take us? AMBROSIA, OR, WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW A man reclaims a lost love through a desperate scheme INTENSIVE CARE A sick man's life-changing delirium ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE A look forward to a perishing republic

• | Author: Gerald Brennan
• | Publisher: Dreamstreet Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 25, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 536 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0979724775
• | ISBN-13: 9780979724770