Description
Odd and Odder: A Collection of Sensuality, Suspense & Satire" brings together the creative, off-beat minds of published authors K.S. Brooks and Newton Love. From short stories befitting The Twilight Zone, to lustful verses of poetry, to thought-provoking flash prose: "Odd and Odder" is consistently fresh, sometimes outlandish, and truly entertaining."Odd and Odder" includes:"You Are Water:" A prosaic exploration of a man's thoughts on a former lover who is still in his life."Innocent Bystander:" A flash fiction about surviving a televised tragedy."Dark Alley:" A short story about a semi-delusional detective?both charming and repulsive at the same time?who is hired to find a stolen car with a missing husband in it, but instead discovers that there are skeletons in the family closet in compromising positions."Paging Doctor Scully:" A romantic ode to a red-headed doctor from a janitor."The Masseur:" A spicy poem from a woman who lusts after her physical therapist."Sandemann Beach:" A short story homage to Rod Serling, and his Twilight Zone, where an unbeaten lawyer meets his match."Paltry Poultry:" A poem about a woman who is always running her mouth in negative ways."Mary on My Mind:" A poem of what could have been, as realized one languid afternoon, after the fact.A total of 22 original works and two bonus excerpts from the authors' novels are included, providing "something for everyone" as a reader wrote in a five-star online review.