Insomniac: Short Stories for Long Nights

Inspired by the classic short stories of Raymond Chandler Graham Greene Patricia Highsmith Hemingway Fitzgerald Carver Coetzee and more these stories take you into dark places and tight spaces. Yes there is mayhem even murder from time to time. There are also unfortunate decisions that cant be unmade honest mistakes that lead to dishonesty realizations that come too late and dues to be paid that come too soon. Throughout the human comedy that we call life is painted with the colors of love hate success failure jubilation sorrow and the lint in all our pockets regret.As you read youll meet assassins adulterers artists gigolos go-betweens pretty women and petty criminals a woman who walks her cat a man who cant walk at all an elderly man who just might be Satan a bartender a hangman doomed denizens and one very lucky fellow. They and more are waiting to share their stories with you including some memorable supporting players who quite often steal the show.