13 SHORT STORIES

<p><em>From the Preface:</em></p><p><em>This collection of Short Stories includes six of my readers' favourites and seven new short stories which I wrote during the pandemic.</em></p><p><em>They say 'out with the old and in with the new' but I say let's look at the entire view.</em></p><p><em>Author Cathy McGough</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Step into a collection by Canadian Author Cathy McGough </strong>where each short story takes you into the world of new characters and genres:</p><p></p><ul><li><ul><li>The first story <strong>Dandelion Wine</strong> was a 2019 Readers' Favourite Finalist in the Short Story/Novela genre and was awarded FIVE STARS by Readers Favourite. It is a flashback to 1967 about a little girl with a purpose living in a small Canadian town.</li><li>The second story <strong>The Brightest Star</strong> is a romantic love story with a difference.</li><li>The third <strong>Margaret's Revelation</strong> is about a woman who is taken for granted and decides to do something about it.</li><li>The fourth <strong>The Umbrella and the Wind</strong> is Sci-Fi story which was originally published in an anthology. It is about a teacher an umbrella flying bottles a giant green object umbrellas and guns.</li><li>The fifth <strong>Darryl and Me</strong> is the tragic story of a woman and loss.</li><li>The sixth <strong>Death Wish</strong> in which the protagonist bored with his hum drum life steps outside of himself.</li><li>In the<strong> SEVEN NEW STORIES </strong>included you'll meet a Pandemic Superhero hear a mother as she recounts meeting her husband to her daughter be a part of a home hunter's nightmare listen to all the drama of a family planning a funeral during covid and finally is a Sci-fi tale about something like a covid in the future.</li></ul></li></ul><p></p><p>Heartwarming amusing bittersweet thought-provoking this collection invites you to jump into and discover which story stays with you the longest. </p><p></p><p>For readers who like a wide variety of themes characters and genres with lasting impact.</p><p></p>