Om The Complete Short Stories
ON NEWTON'S 3rd LAWIt's not just a law of physics; it's a cosmic imperative.THE OBSTINATE CANARYA prideful young opera singer confronts his girlfriend's objections to his lack of success, as she threatens to leave him for a vacation with another man.WONDER IN ALICELANDWife witnesses husband's deathbed declaration of love to his dear Alice. But Alice is not his wife's name.TREACHERYOld age tragically strips us of all our youthful virtues. Does it leave us anything in compensation?HOW TO SCORE HOT CHICKSA step-by-step guide. Never fails.RUNNING MIRRORA starfleet officer becomes a criminal on the day of his retirement - the best day of his life.MAKING IT RIGHTAn aging rocker returns home to right an ancient wrong.THE TALE OF DANNY LARUEAn Angel in a dream reveals to a young man that he has an appointment with Death that very night.MY SATURDAY MORNING COFFEEA true story of courage and heroism in the face of catastropheLOVE STORY WITH FLUTEA fable set on a modern Indian reservation about the love of a boy for an older girlNUNA failed nun uses her body to redeem herself.ROYAL DELUSIONHe thinks he's the King of Denmark, and it's off to the asylum.BLOWING SMOKEA lout schemes to trick an elegant, worldly cigar expert out of his vintage Ferrari, by betting his own wife against the expert's skills.THE HYPOCHONDRIACChill. You never know what's going to get you in the end.DEVOTIONFour kinds of devotion - superficial, naïve, vocational, and true - are explored in this tale of intergalactic intrigue.HEY! I NEEDED THE BOOKS.Refusing to do without. A true story.THE OTHER MARYA naked woman in church heralds a life-change for a young priest.STUMBLEBUMWhat's left when everything has been taken away from you?THE MURDEROUS HOUNDS OF SATANIt's not like he wasn't warned.ROUGH SWEET KISSESPutting Love in perspectiveTHE TWILIGHT OF IGGY FLYNNAn Irish assassin arranges his final hit.BLOCHYFACE GRAMPAA precious life-lesson from a cruel schoolyard prankGRAMPA'S TERRIBLE TEETHHow far can empathy take us?AMBROSIA, OR, WRITE WHAT YOU KNOWA man reclaims a lost love through a desperate schemeON NOT PLAYING CHESSHow about we negotiate first?CASTLE QUEENSIDETwo lifelong rivals play a final bloody matchINTENSIVE CAREA sick man's life-changing deliriumENEMY OF THE PEOPLEA look forward to a perishing republic
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