In a Crunch: A Short Story

By P.B. Cannon

The dead body and illicit drugs in Paul Hampton’s bedroom have him making a rapid retreat from his rented duplex. There’s also something else in there, and it has his brain wobbling.

It’s the middle of the night, and when you’re in a crunch and need a place to stay but have worn out your welcome everywhere else, family is supposed to help you out, right?

That might depend on what happened the last time they saw you, and whether or not you tell them the truth about it now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: P.B. Cannon
• Release date: Oct 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005026769

P.B. Cannon

P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading, drawing and painting, walking, working crossword puzzles, and she likes to dance.She is a retired electronics technician and admits to having worked at a variety of other jobs during her life, including being a dishwasher, a busgirl, a housemaid, a motel/hotel maid, working in a fast-food joint, a telephone operator, and a store clerk. There have been other, even-less-glamorous jobs.She also daydreams a lot.

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