Just Enough Words: An Assortment of Laconic Stories and Essays

by George Francis Reid

Overview

In this provocative and entertaining book, the author has strived to write stories and essays, about a variety of subjects, with just enough words to both enlighten and entertain his readers - superfluous words were left to their imaginations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543941623
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	09/17/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

George Francis Reid is a nom de plume.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Mom's Memory, Dad's Temper and Me 2

Joey and The Superhero 7

Hello Friend 13

Bert - The Computerphilic Cat 15

Dead End 17

The Siren 21

The Door 23

Amos and Me 25

The Glowing Gobi Fish Farm Comes to Town 28

I Have a Chemical Dependency 31

Marty Versus Bull 33

He's Back! 36

Love at First Sight 41

Our Basement Band 45

Born in the U. S. of A 49

Dear Gabby 56

The Bullet and the Tree 58

Dialing for Dollars 60

History Becomes Legacy 65

It Happened on the Holiest of Holy Days 68

The Samurai Swordsman of Bealsiopolis 71

You Have… But I 75

Extortion in the Family 80

Good Come 83

Caught on Crete 85

My Time in the Peace Corps Was Not Peaceful 89

Sabbath Ritual 94

How Could My Life End Like This? 97

My Mama Has a Son in the Mob 100

Melee at The Church 103

Ronnie Returns 106

Faisal's Father 108

The Jewess in My Gunsight 110

You're in the Army Now 113

The Deity Detector 118

Storehouse Village 120

Day of Atonement 125

On Both Sides of the Law 128

Zoey's Dilemma 136

Symbiotic Cities 138

Code Silver 141

Worse Than War 143

Lottery for Life 145

The Summer of '67 148

The Spectators 158

Thumbs Talk 160

Who Pays for Mother? 163

My Birthing Desk 165

My Byline 167

Happy Birthday, Jesus 173

The Spot 174

Eddie 177

When Will God Let Us Go? 180

Bizarre Bargaining at the Bazaar 183

Home Again 185

Bird Brain 188

Life in 1949 189

Waiting for Some Sign from God 192

My xtra kromosome 194

Local Legend 197

The Comatose Bride 199

Two Children, Two Tales 201

It's Black and White 203

Homos Cure Cancer 206

Therapeutic Golf 209

Mysteries and Other Tales of the Town 210

The Woman in Bay Ten 218

Boy Versus Beast 221

Billy Versus Harry 223

My Home, My Land, My Country 225

Marvin and Molly 228

Time Out 230

After I Die 233