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Moving Violations: A Collection of Short Stories
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A fast-paced selection of flash fiction and short stories centering around death and transportation, with plenty of twists and turns, as well as a few sudden stops.
Excerpts
Burnt Offering Hell wasn’t underground, manned by Lucifer. It was a cornfield in Michigan where Delta-cremated ashes danced in between corn stalks.
Beauty and the Beast
The idea of going to O’Hare airport in my red negligee to protest the TSA’s overzealous searches sounded clever two days ago, after four Mojitos and surrounded by my sorority sisters.
Baggage Claim
Something in me was both un-nameable and broken, repulsing others. Other people had soft, pilled exteriors that attracted and kept loved ones like burrs on flannel. I was vinyl, slick and releasing.
Re-Hearsed
“Do you know the interesting thing about the death business? Sex and death are closely related. They are two sides of the same coin.”
Death in Tandem
The ambulance got lost coming for her, but after futile attempts and pointless prayers, she was eventually planted in the ground and labeled, just like her tidy garden.
“Will another Aunt Jenny grow there?” her niece had asked and Mason understood her point. Why label a patch of ground if you don’t expect a crop?
Moving Violations is a selection of nine dark and thought-provoking stories, rich in metaphor and inventive language.
Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
A fast-paced selection of flash fiction and short stories centering around death and transportation, with plenty of twists and turns, as well as a few sudden stops.
Excerpts
Burnt Offering Hell wasn’t underground, manned by Lucifer. It was a cornfield in Michigan where Delta-cremated ashes danced in between corn stalks.
Beauty and the Beast
The idea of going to O’Hare airport in my red negligee to protest the TSA’s overzealous searches sounded clever two days ago, after four Mojitos and surrounded by my sorority sisters.
Baggage Claim
Something in me was both un-nameable and broken, repulsing others. Other people had soft, pilled exteriors that attracted and kept loved ones like burrs on flannel. I was vinyl, slick and releasing.
Re-Hearsed
“Do you know the interesting thing about the death business? Sex and death are closely related. They are two sides of the same coin.”
Death in Tandem
The ambulance got lost coming for her, but after futile attempts and pointless prayers, she was eventually planted in the ground and labeled, just like her tidy garden.
“Will another Aunt Jenny grow there?” her niece had asked and Mason understood her point. Why label a patch of ground if you don’t expect a crop?
Moving Violations is a selection of nine dark and thought-provoking stories, rich in metaphor and inventive language.
Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
98 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2013
4 people want to read
About the author
Nicole Amsler
1 book16 followers50% novelist, 45% sarcastic, 30% book club fanatic,15% copywriter (http://keylocke,com), 10% caffeinated and bad at math.
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April 12, 2019
Enjoyed reading this collection of thought provoking short stories. I hope to see more stories from this author in the future!
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