Irresistible Impulse and Other Short Stories

By Barbara Alfaro

In Irresistible Impulse, the title story of this collection, a robot named Shelley muses on the unfairness of the family pet, a disobedient little dog being “petted, cuddled, and snuggled on the living room sofa” while he, who has never disobeyed a single directive from his human owners, is kept in the kitchen along with coffee pots and can openers. Sibling rivalry is tested when the little dog who isn’t good needs rescuing. Extremely well-read Bette Luckington wakes up one morning to possible proof there is a parallel universe. In spite this bizarre occurrence, Bette will find an odd kind of comfort. All of the eight stories in this collection by award-winning author Barbara Alfaro are quirky, fun, and quick.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barbara Alfaro
• Release date: Sep 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311560070

Barbara Alfaro

Poet and playwright, Barbara Alfaro is the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award in Playwriting and winner of the IndieReader Discovery Award for Best Memoir for Mirror Talk. Her poetry collection Catbird is published by Finishing Line Press. Barbara’s plays have been produced by Source Theatre, PlayZoomers and the Equity Library Theater of New York.

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