Free Trial and other Short Stories - E-book - ePub

Free Trial and Other Stories is a collection of four short stories that take readers on a journey from the absurdity of red-neck science fiction to the realities of life and growing up. In "Free Trial, " a true-blooded American finds out that Earth is no longer the center of the universe. But a man from northern Idaho isn't about to let some extra-terrestrial life form tell him what to do or how to do it."Six Feet Apart" explores the grief of a woman who never even had a chance to meet her lover.
It's a short but poignant dive into loss and stolen opportunities."Courage" follows young Charles, a boy from a rural mountain village as he tries to prove his valor in the long abandoned mines above the town. Through danger and darkness, he searches for what it means to be brave and earn approval from his peers. A young boy comes to terms with growing up in "Letting Go." With each progressing year, he finds his school mates leaving him and their old joys behind, and wonders if it too is time for him to move on.