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    Chasing Awake: Four Short Horror Stories
    Chasing Awake: Four Short Horror Stories
    Chasing Awake: Four Short Horror Stories
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    Chasing Awake: Four Short Horror Stories

    By Gerald Fortune

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    "WHAT IS IT?"
    Tommy receives a gift from his estranged mother. After his parent's divorce Tommy finds himself searching for his own space and identity. Rebelling against his new family structure he finds himself wishing they would all just go away. Be careful what you wish for you may just get it, and his mom may be helping.
    "ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE"
    Its 1984 and the Zombie Apocalypse is in full force. If Big brother's watching, he may also be controlling. Jamie Devereaux, is coming of age in a world without Facebook, cell phones or internet. Cut off from the world and trying to survive a zombie attack is not easy when you may be the last survivor in your house.
    "THE PUB"
    After realizing the bad decision to cheat on his girlfriend Jay, takes her offer to fly from Baltimore to her hometown in Gloucestershire, England. Realizing that his womanizing is not worth the pain it causes Jay hopes to make amends. It may be too late because this woman and her town have a dark side and they may not be as forgiving as Jay hopes.

    "YOU, ME AND THE GALAXIE"

    Tommy and Darla, Loved to the starry night skies of California. They could see them best from Tommy's new 1967 Galaxie. With Tommy's hot temper and Darla's tough attitude night rides are not always a good idea. When the lessons have to be mastered or they will repeat forever. Tommy and Darla may be taking a ride but the Galaxie may be the one driving.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGerald Fortune
    Release dateJul 29, 2017
    ISBN9780463569559
    Chasing Awake: Four Short Horror Stories
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    Gerald Fortune

    Gerald Fortune is enrolled at Full Sail University, in Creative Writing for Bachelor program, with intentions to write and direct for cinema and television. Gerald is also writing a book on the application of universal law for success and positive living. At 42 years old Gerald retired from the inconsistent world of construction to pursue his lifelong passion to become a screenwriter. With his wife Amanda, they run PicturebuggPhotobooths.com and give 5% of all contracts to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Gerald’s hobbies include martial arts, yoga, crystals, meditation, studying all things ancient and esoteric and consistently giving his free time to Feed my Starving Children projects. Having grown up on the impoverished west side of Chicago, Gerald is also writing a book on the application of universal law for success and positive living.

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      Chasing Awake - Gerald Fortune

      Chasing Awake:

      Four Short Horror Stories

      By

      Gerald Fortune

      Copyright by Gerald Fortune, 2017

      First SmashWORDS Edition,

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      Table of Contents

      Title page

      Copy Right page

      Table of Contents

      What is it?

      Zombie Apocalypse

      The Pub

      You Me and the Galaxie

      About the Author

      What’s in It?

      It’s a box, what the hell does it look like? Tommy never missed an opportunity to be rude to

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