Looking Back: Anthology of Short Stories

by Carly Berg (Contributor), Tom Sheehan (Contributor), Bhadauria Manish Singh (Contributor)

Short Stories of Our Time Tantra Bensko - "california, usa" White Arms Papa's Song Mama Carly Berg - "texas, usa" Bringing Back Beulah Fat Pat The Last Supper Shattered Risen The Horse Head Earrings Turquoise Dreams Ute Carson - "texas, usa" The Old Should Be Explorers Tony Concannon - massachusetts, usa The Book Rudy Ch. Garcia - "colorado, usa" Class Epiphany Margaret Karmazin - "pennsylvania, usa" He'll Do James D. Reed - "ohio, usa" Just One More Thing (To Go Wrong) W. Jack Savage - "california, usa" Veterans at the Post Office Tom Sheehan - "massachusetts, usa" Lover, not Yet Lover The Storekeeper The Rig Runner Bhadauria Manish Singh - "gujarat, india" The Lunatic Hollis Whitlock - "british columbia, canada" The Search for Eternal Life Samuel K. Wilkes - "alabama, usa" Leaving the Nest Abigail Wyatt - "england, uk" The Long March Home Al Claro de Luna

312 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2013

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https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-as-Dus...

NOMADS NEST, POPULATION: 12 (2025)
This novel-in-stories portrays some of the fallout of today's disconnected, mobile lifestyle. The residents of six apartments above a truck stop in rural Alberta, Canada, live, love, fight and run in place with each other, all as they're just passing through.
https://www.amazon.com/Nomads-Nest-Po...

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https://www.amazon.com/St-Louis-Siste...


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The linked stories in this over the top collection are loosely modeled on Galveston, Texas.
https://www.amazon.com/Talks-Dead-Aun...

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https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-House-L...

HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL WHEN YOU JUST...CAN'T (2025)
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https://www.amazon.com/Write-Novel-Wh...

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You couldn't really get lost with these, even if you tried...
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Prompts-...

WRITING FLASH FICTION: HOW TO WRITE VERY SHORT STORIES AND GET THEM PUBLISHED (2015)
This popular, slim guide shows aspiring writers how get something polished and out on submission within hours or days, rather than only after weeks, months or years.
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Flash-...