Swinging Through Life: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #2
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The dance of life – one step forward, one step back.
Whether they lead or follow, the characters from these twelve tiny tales will dance through your heart. Will innocent Dulcie be caught in a seedy speakeasy? Can ambitious Kate get the attention she desires? Does swing dancing always lead to romancing?
If you like stories you can read before your coffee goes cold, you'll love this flash fiction collection. Grab your copy of Swinging Through Life and jazz up your reading list today.
Renee Conoulty
Renee Conoulty is an Australian Air Force wife and mother of two. She writes stories of dance, romance, and military life including Heart Swings, Catching Onix, and Don't Mean a Thing. If you run into Renee at the shops, make sure you wave to get her attention because she'll likely be listening to an audiobook or lost in a daydream. Sign up for Renee's monthly newsletter on her website and receive her ebook collection, Dance, Romance & Military Life, for FREE!
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Swinging Through Life - Renee Conoulty
Swinging Through Life: A Flash Fiction Collection
Fun-size Fiction, Volume 2
Renee Conoulty
Published by Renee Conoulty, 2019.
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.
SWINGING THROUGH LIFE: A FLASH FICTION COLLECTION
First edition. January 9, 2019.
Copyright © 2019 Renee Conoulty.
ISBN: 978-1386573302
Written by Renee Conoulty.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Puttin' on the Ritz
Sing, Sing, Sing
The Elephant in the Room
Ugly Words
Surprise Party
Dressed to Impress
Meant to be
Straighten Up & Fly Right
The Lost Hour
Break Dancing
Naughty or Nice
Dance Crush
Note from the Author
Further Reading: Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection
Also By Renee Conoulty
About the Author
To all my friends whose names I borrowed for these characters.
Puttin' on the Ritz
I can't dance.
Nonsense, I've seen you dance plenty of times.
I passed a china cup and saucer to my best friend.
But not like that.
Helen pointed to the flamboyant jazz dancers, shaking their thing up on stage.
Finish your tea. The lesson starts after this number.
Do I have to? My arms will jiggle.
Your arms will be fine. You'll have fun. Trust me.
I told you I just wanted a quiet dinner, not a themed party. I should be furious with you.
You can never stay mad at me, and anyway, when have I ever let your birthday slide by?
But this must have cost a fortune.
You're worth it. Drink up and stop complaining.
She took a sip. That's not tea.
Of course not, this is a speakeasy.
I swallowed my last drop of gin then placed the teacup down. I wasn't nervous about dancing but I needed liquid courage as much as Helen did.
She knocked back her drink, wincing as she clunked the delicate cup into the matching saucer. Let's get this over with.
Her long strand of pearls swung as she stood. A gift Helen had believed were fake for years, but they weren't.
I straightened the white feather in her headband then, arms linked, we strode onto the dance floor.
Back, forwards, forwards, back.
The dance instructor demonstrated the Charleston steps.
That rhythm was familiar.