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Just Speculating: Three Stories That Didn't Really Happen
From the author of "Return to the Dirt" comes an outlandish and hilarious collection of stories, "Anything for my Bubela," "Jar Baby," and "Night Fright."
Sol Edelbaum, gambling addict, is in deep trouble with the Gambino family. Find out to what extent his doting mother, Edna, will go to protect her degenerate bubela from the Mafia. Learn what really happened that fateful day Paul Castellano was shot down at Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan. And perhaps most importantly of all, learn how to get a jar of Gefilte fish off the top shelf.
Bob is a simple man, eking out a living bidding on abandoned storage containers and selling their contents at flea markets. But when he uncovers the most peculiar little relic one day, his life suddenly becomes a whole lot less simple. Bob can't believe his good fortune. But there's no such thing as a free lunch, is there?
Richard Pressman, a professional photographer, moves into his dream home and quickly becomes the neighborhood's most eligible bachelor. But with his odd hours and unusual lifestyle, he's made quite a different impression on the neighbor's nosy kid. Richard may have a good eye for art, but a child's imagination can create the most curious pictures of all.
Sol Edelbaum, gambling addict, is in deep trouble with the Gambino family. Find out to what extent his doting mother, Edna, will go to protect her degenerate bubela from the Mafia. Learn what really happened that fateful day Paul Castellano was shot down at Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan. And perhaps most importantly of all, learn how to get a jar of Gefilte fish off the top shelf.
Bob is a simple man, eking out a living bidding on abandoned storage containers and selling their contents at flea markets. But when he uncovers the most peculiar little relic one day, his life suddenly becomes a whole lot less simple. Bob can't believe his good fortune. But there's no such thing as a free lunch, is there?
Richard Pressman, a professional photographer, moves into his dream home and quickly becomes the neighborhood's most eligible bachelor. But with his odd hours and unusual lifestyle, he's made quite a different impression on the neighbor's nosy kid. Richard may have a good eye for art, but a child's imagination can create the most curious pictures of all.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2017
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March 21, 2017
Geoff Sturtevant is back with another trio of awesome shorts with his book, Just Speculating.
True to the Sturtevant style, each tale offers a penetrating view into humanity, opening the doors that people usually keep shuttered tight from prying eyes, and doing so with razor-sharp dialogue and a healthy dose of (sometimes) dark humor.
The human struggle is layered ... beautiful at times, wretchedly ugly at others, and so often with an undercurrent of humor. The author captures it, clear and true. This is our struggle, with curlers in its hair, and without its make-up on.
True to the Sturtevant style, each tale offers a penetrating view into humanity, opening the doors that people usually keep shuttered tight from prying eyes, and doing so with razor-sharp dialogue and a healthy dose of (sometimes) dark humor.
The human struggle is layered ... beautiful at times, wretchedly ugly at others, and so often with an undercurrent of humor. The author captures it, clear and true. This is our struggle, with curlers in its hair, and without its make-up on.
September 24, 2017
Jar Baby -John McLain (Narrator)
I laughed myself silly from baby in the jar to the, redneck hillbilly and his ways just too dang funny. “I’ll be dipped in S*** “ has become my favorite new saying. I thought I would die laughing at how he talked about his wife, the TV and new laptop. His wife is something else as they bring you laugh after laugh I bet you won’t be able to stop listening. The ending is to die for just too funny. The narrator did an outstanding job, loved his character voices he really had the characters down to a T. I plan to listen to this one again.
Anything For My Bubela - Steven Jay Cohen (Narrator)
A man owes a lot of money and mother is beside herself. Just how could her dear son do this to her? Funny, cute as the author spins a delightful tale of mother, son and the wrong people to owe money to. I laughed so much through this. Dear sweet mama is something else and so very surprising.The narration was wonderful I loved his character voices they really fit the character and pull you in. I had no trouble picturing each scene as it unfolded. The narrator really puts a lot of emotion into this audio. I just loved it and plan to listen to this one again.
Night Fright - Ramon de Ocampo (Narrator)
I sure didn’t see that coming. When fantasy meets reality you just have to go with the flow and do what comes natural. New neighbor moves in all the ladies want to meet up with him that is all but one which is the kid next door that lets his mind go wild. With the man’s night light the kid is looking at it closely maybe a little too close. It really does become a frightful night. The narration is good, the character voices are good and the author and narrator really pulls you in.
I loved all the narrators in this box-set the music goes very well and blends well throughout the stories. There are not any background noises in any of the stories, if any breaks were taken I could not tell. I thought the performance for all of them , the character voices were great and I totally loved their narration. I would love to listen to more of the narrators. It was a pleasure listening to them. I loved the accents, as well as the female and male voices. I had no trouble knowing who was talking or what they were feeling. This was a very clean and clear audio that I really enjoyed.
The author is something else. Each story is unique, interesting and really pulls the reader in. I found the stories to be delightful, fun and shocking along with thrilling. I laughed, chuckled and felt sorry for a few. I sure hope my job never turns out like these did. I have never read anything by this author and look forward to listening to more of his audio and read more of his books.
I laughed myself silly from baby in the jar to the, redneck hillbilly and his ways just too dang funny. “I’ll be dipped in S*** “ has become my favorite new saying. I thought I would die laughing at how he talked about his wife, the TV and new laptop. His wife is something else as they bring you laugh after laugh I bet you won’t be able to stop listening. The ending is to die for just too funny. The narrator did an outstanding job, loved his character voices he really had the characters down to a T. I plan to listen to this one again.
Anything For My Bubela - Steven Jay Cohen (Narrator)
A man owes a lot of money and mother is beside herself. Just how could her dear son do this to her? Funny, cute as the author spins a delightful tale of mother, son and the wrong people to owe money to. I laughed so much through this. Dear sweet mama is something else and so very surprising.The narration was wonderful I loved his character voices they really fit the character and pull you in. I had no trouble picturing each scene as it unfolded. The narrator really puts a lot of emotion into this audio. I just loved it and plan to listen to this one again.
Night Fright - Ramon de Ocampo (Narrator)
I sure didn’t see that coming. When fantasy meets reality you just have to go with the flow and do what comes natural. New neighbor moves in all the ladies want to meet up with him that is all but one which is the kid next door that lets his mind go wild. With the man’s night light the kid is looking at it closely maybe a little too close. It really does become a frightful night. The narration is good, the character voices are good and the author and narrator really pulls you in.
I loved all the narrators in this box-set the music goes very well and blends well throughout the stories. There are not any background noises in any of the stories, if any breaks were taken I could not tell. I thought the performance for all of them , the character voices were great and I totally loved their narration. I would love to listen to more of the narrators. It was a pleasure listening to them. I loved the accents, as well as the female and male voices. I had no trouble knowing who was talking or what they were feeling. This was a very clean and clear audio that I really enjoyed.
The author is something else. Each story is unique, interesting and really pulls the reader in. I found the stories to be delightful, fun and shocking along with thrilling. I laughed, chuckled and felt sorry for a few. I sure hope my job never turns out like these did. I have never read anything by this author and look forward to listening to more of his audio and read more of his books.
March 11, 2018
I found these stories really fun.I laughed with them all.It reminds me of the stories I read as a kid.I especially liked Bubela.Oy! John McLan,Steven Jay Cohen and Ramon de Ocampo were the perfect narrators.“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”
April 27, 2017
Sturtevant keeps churning out great pulp stories. At this point it is no fluke, people.
Here we have a collection of one previously published tale, Anything for My Bubela (which I am already on the record as digging strong) and two new ones, Jar Baby and Night Fright.
Jar Baby is the funniest thing I've ever read from Sturtevant. The characters are so idiotic and disgusting, yet so perfectly rendered. They are caricatures but they are so fearlessly drawn that they breath. You believe them. There must be something terribly wrong with Mr. Sturtevant. And as always there is a clever plot and beautiful pacing.
Night Fright takes shape a little differently, a sort of mild mannered suspense piece with simple believable characters that takes a bizzaro-ironical turn at the end.
Geoff Sturtevant is a craftsman. This is important, damnit! This stuff is in the tradition of Tales From the Crypt and the Twilight Zone, but, and I've made this comparison before, he reminds me most of Kurt Vonnegut. This is not cheap genre shit. Geoff is doing pulp/horror/sci-fi better than anyone going today.
Here we have a collection of one previously published tale, Anything for My Bubela (which I am already on the record as digging strong) and two new ones, Jar Baby and Night Fright.
Jar Baby is the funniest thing I've ever read from Sturtevant. The characters are so idiotic and disgusting, yet so perfectly rendered. They are caricatures but they are so fearlessly drawn that they breath. You believe them. There must be something terribly wrong with Mr. Sturtevant. And as always there is a clever plot and beautiful pacing.
Night Fright takes shape a little differently, a sort of mild mannered suspense piece with simple believable characters that takes a bizzaro-ironical turn at the end.
Geoff Sturtevant is a craftsman. This is important, damnit! This stuff is in the tradition of Tales From the Crypt and the Twilight Zone, but, and I've made this comparison before, he reminds me most of Kurt Vonnegut. This is not cheap genre shit. Geoff is doing pulp/horror/sci-fi better than anyone going today.
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