There are eight stories in the collection, although one of
them, Hospital Days is made up of 10 short-short works. The longest is around
30,000 words.
I guess I would classify the genre of each story as
“literary.” Hope that doesn’t scare you off. The ebook version is here.
The paperback version is here:
(A thank you to my friend Rob McKnight for suggesting this
collection.)
Below are the titles and a link to the individual story if
you’d rather just read just that one:
A Kansas snowstorm forces a car of college students
returning home for the holidays to take refuge in the hotel of a small town
where they encounter a fellow traveler who also seeks shelter and has a story
to tell about the consequences of another snow storm decades before when a
hideous truth is revealed about an old woman, stuck in her own time slot.
Reviewer: “It’s no small feat to write such a richly-layered
story that spans several decades in a scant 62 pages, but Randy Atwood has
managed to pull it off. One More Victim is a coming-of-age story, a love story
and a story about extraordinary secrets hidden by outwardly ordinary people.
Most of all, it’s a story about how war can leave victims in its wake long
after it has officially ended.”
Opening: There really is a Kansas
This Saturday the crystals of the first light frost melt on
the buffalo grass and wet my shoes as I go to catch a ride to town on the bus
for the insane.
No reader yet has foretold the ending to this story.
Reviewer: “Loved it! The ending came too soon, being so
captivated by their story. This is a story I would recommend to my reader
friends. This is also an author I will be following and waiting for more
amazing stories. So much was told in a short time...it leaves you wanting for
more…”
Reviewer: “An absolutely gorgeous story, voluptuous
descriptions that just beg for someone to paint the scenes in oils. Who thought
that a short story about golf could be so intense, so vivid and so engaging - I
literally walked out to the mailbox with my Kindle in my hand, reading. You
don't want to miss this latest from Randy Attwood - go get it, and his other
works while you're at it. You really won't regret it.”
(ten shorts)
Reviewer: “This is a different type of read. It takes the
reader into the life behind the scenes of a hospital. It is not like a TV show
with heroics and handsome doctors getting all the attention. This is the
grittier side of life with a true feel to the happenings as the reader is shown
the life of a candy striper at first would like to be a doctor, but after what
he sees in the real raw world a change of occupation might be in order.”
A tale of innocence lost, as two adventurous boys discover
tragic hidden secrets and their own true nature.
Two teen boys take on the Roman Catholic Church.
