Vienna, USA

By Nick Hayden

Vienna is a small Midwestern town like a hundred others, but if you look closely, it has its stories. Collected here are five stories from Vienna, where ordinary people encounter the big questions of life.

In "Transitions," a young man has to decide whether he's ready to grow up. A granddaughter deals with her grandfather's ALS in "Old Man." Richard Higgins, Vienna reporter, learns something startling when "Local Man Struck By Lightning Survives." In "The Love Letter," an emotionless bachelor tries to discover what love is. And, finally, experience a story told in reverse in the character study "That Which Is Hidden."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nick Hayden
• Release date: Mar 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476168913

Nick Hayden

Nick Hayden has never known exactly what to write in his author's bio, but he's willing to try. Nick is married to his lovely wife Natasha, he is father to his wonderful son Fyodor. (No, we are not Russian.) Sometimes Nick really loves to write. Sometimes, he prefers to dream about writing. Most times, he enjoys reading things he's already written. Without a doubt, he has to write. He truly believes that fiction is a lie that tells the truth. That is why he writes, and that is why he loves fiction. He tends to read books published before his birth, though he is always willing to make exceptions. He tends to write speculative fiction, though he is always willing to make exceptions. Nick believes in the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus Christ and believes that Jesus is the truth. This may very well show up in his writings, but hopefully won't land like a piano from a third story window. Above all, Nick hopes that something here will inspire you, entertain you, make you think, or simply make you smile. If not, he supposes he'll have to keep at it until something does.

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