Why The Singing Chickens Never Saw New Orleans: And Other Short Stories - Couverture souple

Cunningham, Jerry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1548026883 ISBN 13 : 9781548026882

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

This short story collection has 14 lovely, funny, readable short stories by Jerry Cunningham. A number of them were previously published in literary journals. ++++ The Girl Who Was Born From An Egg: Set in Oregon, why do those folks carry brooms near the sea? ++++ The Locksmith: A love story. ++++ How Jackson Became A Water Balloon Of Emotion: What happened when a animal liberation activist went to a palm reader? ++++ Patriot Act: A grim tale. ++++ The Corkscrew Finds Love InSoutheast Portland: Althea lives with her slacker-artist boyfriend and supports him for years. Bf decides to become a chocolatier. What happens when bf ships out of town to find just the right cocoa in the mountains of Peru? ++++ The Black Boy Who Reached For The Stars: A Harlem boy is told by his mother that there are billions of stars; he sneaks onto the subway, at night, to find out the truth. ++++ The Snow Queen: The Queen of Mean kidnaps two children; will they be o.k.? ++++ When The Boy Who Liked Falafels Met The Principal: All the teenage boy wanted in his high school was a can of soda, but he got much, much more. ++++ Why The Singing Chickens Never Saw New Orleans: The lives of three generations of men from New Orleans are described; the last of them, Skinny Pete, gets a saxophone in an odd way. ++++ The Armored Truck: Should broken hearts get their own security service? ++++ The Castle: Will the castle-owner deceive the three carpenters, or do they have a plan of their own? ++++ The Spotlight: What happens when an old lady shows up in the living room and won't leave? ++++ How Charlotte Became A Chihuahua: The tenants of an apartment complex have issues; poor Charlotte meets a witch. ++++ The Dancing Chameleon: Is it possible to set forth the history of modern American dance in a funny story? ++++

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jerry Cunningham is the author of these two short story collections, "The Metal Horse Learns Spanglish" and "The Cinnamon Tree On The Moon." He is also the author of the longish short story, perhaps a novelette, called "The Kafka Of 238th Street." He lives and writes in Oregon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1548026883
• ISBN 13: 9781548026882
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg