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These brief tales designed to have long tails, will keep you thinking, long after the surprise at the drop of the verbal curtain.

Joubert the Wolf Catcher

Journey to the very top of the 48 United States, a place where snow can be measured in yards, not feet and inches. Where the record low temperature is...
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A Rose for Cape Cod

A charasmatic old man has all of Cape Cod under his spell, but Rick Bates, the wiley Dot to Dot Detective has some doubts about the great orator.
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The Demon of the Dunes

A fearsome creature clothed entirely in black, save for a yellow necktie, bounded over a picket fence and landed in front of a group of school childre...
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The Name Game Murders

Chief Rick Bates has to find a maniac who's killing people with weapons that match their names. In grave danger are the Misters; Hammer, Gun, Nail, an...
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12 Across the Border

It's seconds before midnight on New Year's Eve. In sub zero weather, 12 figures clad in summer clothes walk across an international bridge in hopes of...
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A Tale of Two Johnny Walkers

One is for sipping, and the other one is for listening. The liquid one may bestow happiness by way of mouth, but the listening one is inspiration for ...
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Stranger in a Saloon

Even in the 21st. Century, there are places where the internet and cell phones do not reach. This story of greed, retribution, and revenge takes place...
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The Observer

Bill Russo's 5-Star short tale of a man whose deepest secrets are locked - even to himself. An eerie narrative that walks the listener down a peaceful...
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