CLASSICAL REVENGE
13 Short Stories (33,480 words)
Buckle up for a fast ride, as Robert Burton Robinson carries you through a range of emotions by way of characters and situations that are variously creepy, funny, twisted, romantic, suspenseful, and playful.
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— Titles & Descriptions —
CLASSICAL REVENGE – A woman ventures out at night during a snow storm into a dangerous part of town to get the last item on her Christmas list.
“Freaky!! nice.” – “ieee. gory.” – “Freaky cool man but quite scary too!!!”
ROAD RAGE TO NOWHERE – Road Rage can take you on a trip to somewhere you’ve never been. And make you wish you hadn’t gone.
“THAT WAS TWISTED! I LIKE THAT!!!”
KORY MANTRA – Kory Mantra is a 32-year old computer programmer who, after losing his job and his girlfriend, went on a diet and took up yoga. And to help him stick with it, he made weekly videos of his progress and posted them online.
By the time he reached his goal of losing 90 pounds, over a million people were watching his videos, cheering him on. Then a publishing company offered him a contract for a series of yoga books and DVDs.
So, now he’s a celebrity. But will he ever find true love? Or will he die trying?
“You really know how to keep a reader on the edge! There was no way i could not click ‘continue’ just to know what happened next.”
BUCKTHIRSTY – Some people will do anything for a buck. You might call them BuckThirsty.
“OMG! The ending was crazy! I LOVED IT! Very nice short story.”
PRINCE OF PUMPKINSHIRE – Chip’s life is changed forever after an encounter with bullies in the woods on Halloween night.
“Good lesson to all the bullies out there. Someday when you are least expecting it you will get yours! Cease and desist!”
YOUR PERSONAL PRESIDENT – The year is 2018. Television is obsolete. Everything is web-based. Watch any show whenever you want. And thanks to massive computer databases and powerful processors, all data is now saved.
Place your grocery order. You don’t have to specify what you want—they already know. Fries with that? They don’t even need to ask.
Everything can be personalized. Even The President of the United States.
“Really creepy.”
IMPALA CRUISE – A young woman offers a ride to a stranger, knowing she may regret it. He’s good-looking. But he could be a criminal. He could be dangerous. So could she.
“Nice ride!”
SMILEY FROWNER – Five-year-old Jessica doesn’t go anywhere without Smiley—the handmade doll that protects her from the evils of the world.
“Oh my goodness! What a story! I loved it – just how dark are you man???!!! I loved it though – very dark, and sweet.”
LAYOFF RUMORS – And you thought YOUR job sucked.
“Really crazy one.”
MARGIN OF ERROR – An ambitious campaign manager claims she can deliver a victory every time—once she gets the poll numbers within the Margin of Error.
But she learns too late that not everything in life works like an election. And that statistics can only be carried so far…before you become one.
“What a great story. I guess the saying is true, What goes around, comes around. A truly good read. Like all of your stories, it grabs you and keeps you reading until the very last word.”
SUN-POWERED CAR – A washed-up TV reporter sees a chance for a big story when he discovers an amazing invention while passing through a small town.
“This has made me laugh my heart out!!!! Very funny indeed.”
GOVERNOR HOOKS – A LADY The new governor is flying high—until a certain lady brings him back down to earth.
“This was hilarious!!! Thanks for my good laugh for the day!”
MARY GOLDALORE – Mary Goldalore is very attractive, wealthy divorcee in her mid-thirties. She’s also a bit naive—making her a prime candidate for a con artist’s scheme.
“I just love stories with twists. Now this one has a triple twist – the manipulator being manipulated.”
