In the near future, I hope to start releasing more of my short stories and novellas, but I thought it would be worth highlighting some of my work that’s already available.
Vienna, USA is a collection of 5 short stories set in the fictional Midwest town of Vienna. Vienna was “invented” as part of a multi-author project called Cobblestones that I ran in college and based largely on my own hometown. The idea was to have a series of short stories where a minor character in the first became the main character in the next, and so on. I have removed my contributions and placed them in one volume.
I don’t write much contemporary fiction, but when I do, it tends to get set in Vienna. More often than not, I tend to wrestle with religious ideas with my Vienna characters. Actually, “Old Man,” “The Love Letter,” and “Local Man Struck By Lightning” all examine the problem of pain and suffering from different angles. (Must be a theme with me.)
I’d love to have more people read these stories. “Local Man Struck By Lightning” and “The Love Letter,” in particular, are stories my mind keeps returning to as I make my way through life.
Throughout December, I’ll be highlighting individual stories to give you a taste of what to expect if you purchase the collection.
Currently, Vienna, USA is only available as an ebook on Smashwords. I’ll make it available as a PDF and for the Kindle in the next weeks. (Print copies? Perhaps. If you ask nicely.)
UPDATE: PDF is here.