ACTION!: Very Short Stories by Gail

by Gail Matelson

In this dark short story, Bob Fremont is a competitive man who hopes to guide his son towards a successful career. Harmon is encouraged by his father’s support at first. He loves to act in school plays and he’s flattered when his parents attend his performances. However, as Harmon approaches eighteen, he starts to get bit parts in commercials to the point where he begins to have a lucrative career… and he no longer needs to lean on his dad.Bob Fremont’s reaction to his son’s success leads to a division between father and son. Their relationship unravels in an unexpected way.Included is the very short story titled, “Window Frame.”These short stories are included in the multi-genre short story anthology, "Short Stories with a Quick Impact, the Complete Short Story Collection, Volume One."

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2021

About the author

It wasn't until I returned from a year-long, solo driving trip around the United States that I wrote my first book, a personal memoir that I haven't as yet published. Thoroughly enjoying the experience of writing, I spontaneously wrote my first mystery novel. The experience was so 'novel', the characters so willing to tell their own story, that I never stopped writing. Twenty-one books and seventeen years later, my unique stories cover a wide spectrum, from humorous metaphysical fantasy in "Last 90 Days, Archie Trilogy Book 1," and magical realism in "Between the Trees," to a psychological thriller in "The Building." Blending multiple genres, my stories have inspiring stories of transformation, as well as humorous and romantic threads woven into the plots.