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"Interfacing" - Susan, saved by her Heimlich maneuver-performing dog from death by choking, must remain silent until her infected throat heals. Shutting up has never been easy for her. Her job as a customer service supervisor, and her already strained marriage are on the line. Susan must learn to communicate before she goes crazy, or kills somebody, or both.  Short story, 2900 wds, humor.  Available here at Amazon and Smashwords.

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"Constancy" - Short story, 7, 800 words, humor. Constance takes on the guardianship of a friend’s young daughter, and her own elderly grandmother, and a three-story apartment house. Emotional interruptions by her sometimes boyfriend in the Army have competition from the new man in her life -- the electrician she calls to service her building, who shows up in his Civil War reenactor’s Union Army uniform.  Available here at Amazon and Smashwords.

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"A Swell Time" - Short story: 3,100 words, humor. A film director puts a new spin on his classic 1944 movie in a controversial interview. The cynical present stomps on the innocence of the past, and old movie buffs may never forgive him.   Available at Amazon and Smashwords.

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“Angel of the West” - short story, humor, 4,700 words. A female sheriff in the Wild West and the idealistic newspaper publisher who rides her coattails to fame writing newspaper articles about her.   Available at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

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A collection of six humorous, offbeat and quirky short stories (two previously unpublished).  Available here at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.