Six: The Lair / Center Divide / 138 Grant Street / Nightline

by Brian Jackson

This final collection of short stories includes four of my best.

"The Lair" is an idea I had for a much longer piece, possibly even a series, condensed into a short story. In it, and innocent gas company worker is captured by sewer dwelling creatures from hell. This contains and explosive ending.

In my creative writing class, I was given the assignment of writing a short story based on a photograph of a small plane crashed into the center divide of a freeway. "Center Divide" was the result.

"138 Grant Street" is another example of the ordinary turned suddenly shocking.

Finally, "Nightline" is a sad story that came to mind one day.

I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them. Keep your eye out for additional future releases in The Collected Short Works of Brian Jackson .

34 pages, Paperback

Published January 12, 2023

About the author

Born in Los Angeles in the middle of the last century, Brian Jackson has always dreamed of being a writer. After decades spent working in the computer industry, Brian retired early to pursue that dream.

Available in eBook is Brian's backlist of previously published and unpublished material. Brian's books are clever, exciting, and often written with a sense of humor.

Brian lives in the California foothills with his wife, published author Melanie Jackson, Alpine, the dog, and Snowy, the cat.