Logical Psycho

by Mike Miller

A man becomes infected by a hand puppet... An assassin must protect her infant son... A boxer fights for a second chance... A boy runs afoul of the law... Action, thriller, comedy, sci-fi, romance, horror - All genres of fiction are on full display in this anthology of short stories from Mike Miller. No two tales are alike in this wildly eclectic and entertaining collection.

258 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 2014

About the author

Mike Miller lives in L.A. with his daughters and is a graduate of UC Berkeley and WGU. He has written numerous short stories, comics, screenplays and novels in all genres, such as "The Yeti," "Promoted," "Garrison Rex," and the "3VIL" series. He has also overseen the subtitling and translation for hundreds of films, video games and television shows like "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Seinfeld," "Madden," "Kung Fu Hustle," and "The Simpsons."

His favorite writers include Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, David Mitchell, Matt Groening, the Coen Brothers, Ottessa Moshfegh, Billy Wilder, Dan Simmons and Stanley Kubrick.

Reviews

[Kurt Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid companion to the first volume "Psycho Logical," this collection has the same humor and wackiness as the first, but perhaps the stories are overall a little darker and more serious, though not necessarily by much. All are entertaining and enlightening in various degrees. My personal faves were "The Maternal Instinct" about a hitwoman protecting her son and "Rex Robinson," a longer story that offers scant glimpses throughout a boy's life into an aged senior citizen. All of these stories are refreshingly different from the usual fare and cover a wide range of genres. Even the weakest entries still feature fresh premises and memorable characters. The works may be light and quick reads, but they still have strong undercurrents of thought and emotion too.