Four Corners: Four Short Stories

By Alan March

Stories from different corners of my mind. As with most fiction, each of these stories has a foundation in truth. Yet the telling of these tales comes with twists, surprises, and humor that makes entertaining reading.

Grandpa's Violin - A dinner at which three generations come to understand each other a little better
Gun Play - A young cop learns from a dangerous veteran that not all training comes from the police academy
Bike Ride - Two adolescents discover that stubbornness and anger can be overcome by friendship
A Rose is a Rose - A nerdy college student earns respect from his peers but must keep a secret.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alan March
• Release date: Jun 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301932351

Alan March

Alan March's writing has been based upon his career of more than 30 years of police work. His writings cover police history, police procedure, crime and police fiction. You can read some of Alan's work for FREE at his website: acmarch.wix.con/alanmarch. Alan published the true crime book "No Witnesses - The Story of Robbery and Murder at the Cabinet Supreme Savings and Loan." "No Witnesses,” is the true story of three petty thugs who try to strike it rich by robbing a suburban bank. Instead, they became mass murderers. Written by his mother, veteran journalist, Kate March, with retired police chief Howard Makin, “No Witnesses” tells the story of top-notch police work, a community full of witnesses, the dissolute lives of young men who become mass murderers, and the impact of the crime on the victims’ families. “No Witnesses,” is available in paperback, hard cover, and other eformats. "No Witnesses," is now available through Smashwords. Watch the short video below to see inside the book "No Witnesses."

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Four Corners

Four Short Stories

Copyright 2013, 2014 by Alan March

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Four Corners

Four Short Stories

by

Alan March

Table of Contents

Foreword

Grandpa’s Violin

Gun Play

Bike Ride

A Rose is a Rose

About the Author

Foreword

Though these four short stories have their roots in actual events, the twists, humor, and surprises are of my creation. I love telling stories that entertain and surprise and hope you enjoy reading the ones I present here.

So, from four of the corners of my mind, come these tales.

Each represents different aspects of life: a dinner table conversation at which three generations come to understand each other a little better; a young cop learns from a dangerous veteran that not all training comes from the police academy; two adolescents discover that stubbornness and anger can be overcome by friendship; and a time when a nerdy college student earns respect from his peers and discovers that there is more to life than what meets the eye.

On reflection, these stories are about learning and growth for the characters. Perhaps the reader will be enlightened by reading them as well.

My greatest hope is that these stories provide you with some entertaining reading.

Alan March

Cincinnati

June 2013

To Table of Contents

GRANDPA'S VIOLIN

Maybe I'll just throw away the violin.

Don't do that, Gramma, I said. I'll take it.

Dad cut in, Hell, Mom, give it to Goodwill. Get a receipt and take the tax deduction.

I chewed on my roast beef and tried to figure the value of an old violin. Probably not much, unless it was a Stradivarius. Grandpa's wasn't.

I didn't know Grandpa was a musician, I said.

He was a self-taught musician, Dad said. "He