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Synopsis
A collection of 15 short stories by different authors, each prefaced by appropriate poetry. The common thread that links the varied story lines is the backdrop of Los Angeles. The flavor of this West Coast city is apparent in each. Topics range from love, in all its various permutations, to violence and death. The "voice" of each of the authors is fresh and exciting. Readers will find this a fascinating read. A great book to devour on the beach or take along on vacation. A perfect carry-on for a cross-country flight.
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About the Author
Marion Rosen - several mysteries, many short stories in periodicals.
Stan Reyburn - college textbooks, screenplays, poetry, radio scripts.
Ruth Rosing - biography, many short stories, poetry.
Syd Knowlton - historical novels, newsletters, poetry.
Doris Haase - biography, inspirational, poetry.
Ev Morris - novels.
Karen Martin - screenplays, short stories, copywriting.
Norman Leach - short stories, novels.
LaVonne Taylor - school texts, short stories, biographies, periodicals.
Linda Spalding - screenplays, short stories, novels.
Wanda Weiskopf - poetry, opera, biography.
L.F. Gafni - novels, short stories.
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"Ask him, Damn. Just ask him." She's already knocking on his apartment door. It's plastered with band and bumper stickers. Sex Pistols, The Cure, The Wankers. Locals Only. WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, NOW GO HOME. Up and down these pungent halls, reeking of transients and cheap living. I kick my steel-toed combat boot into the door. Bam bam bam. Gina exhales Marlboro smoke in my face. "All he can do is tell ya ta blow, right?" "Blow that in my face again and I'll smash my fist through yours." "Touchy, touchy." She blows it in my face again. From Razzle Dazzle
Hollywood Boulevard was bustling with the usual eclectic afternoon crowds. Ellie, disheveled and tired, leaned against the marble window ledge of a Security Pacific Bank building. She had followed the sidewalk stars, outlined in bronze and embedded in black-and-white flecked cement, all the way west from Vine Street, past the Hollywood Wax Museum to Highland Avenue. Reverently she read the names of each movie celebrity. Ingrid Berman, Red Skelton, Elvis Presley. They'll be loved and remembered forever, Ellie thought. Someday maybe I'll have my own star here. From The Rainbow Influence
"The knife that I use to open letters is in his hand an he calls to the other to hold it on Howard's throat. 'You are going to watch justice done,' he screams. Then he clouts me with his open hand. The blow sends me spinning and I run, only to trip over the leg of my Queen Anne writing table. On hands and knees I take a kick. Clawing, I pull him down. Then he is yelling at his friend to pass him the knife. 'Now,' he says, 'we mark the forehead of the whore.' " From The Trouble in Lebanon
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