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    Accidental Literature: Stories
    Accidental Literature: Stories
    Accidental Literature: Stories
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    Accidental Literature: Stories

    By Aaron Garrison

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    In this collection: 19 short stories of a literary bent.

    Variety defines these stories. From dark to light, humorous to dead serious, experimental to traditional, flash-length to novelette, these 19 selections from author A.A. Garrison fulfill a mixed spectrum of tastes and styles. No two are alike, and surprises abound.

    Included in 'Accidental Literature':

    •A drug addict’s quirky pursuits (“Tomorrow”)
    •A beautiful young murderer asks, “Is anyone innocent?” (“Innocent”)
    •If a brutal dictator must have one thing, it’s the right anthem (“An Anthem for Chen”)
    •A fatal traffic accident as seen from multiple points of view (“Mirrors”)
    •A San Francisco quake brings gifts in strange and romantic wrappings (“Ketu Says Hi (Or, She Laughs at Earthquakes)”)
    •The hellish trials of a sick man awaiting healing (“The Waiting”)
    •A videotape containing a sinister crime against a child, and the question of what to do with it (“The Videotape”)
    •The world as seen through the kaleidoscopic eyes of a chronic alcoholic (“Alcoholism and Bad Sex”)

    Plus 11 more literary tales, all executed in A.A. Garrison’s quietly loud fashion.

    Be taken by these words. Be seduced. Be offended. Be wowed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAaron Garrison
    Release dateJan 18, 2014
    Accidental Literature: Stories
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    Aaron Garrison

    Aaron Garrison is a thirty-year-old man living and working in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina, USA.

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