Chapter 15: The Vain Woman that Became a Vampire
Chapter 16: The Professor’s Daughter
Chapter 17: The Ministry of Happiness
Chapter 18: Brainscream
Chapter 19: Life Encounter
Chapter 20: Priestesses of Humanity
Chapter 21: Passing Conversation
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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This book builds from the many lessons learned from writing In Small Doses 1-2. It has more short stories than the prior two works combined! This third volume explores a variety of wide-ranging topics written over a longer period of time. Thirteen stories were originally planned and things expanded from there. Nearly all those written were included. Some were “inspired by real world events.” This has been the most challenging volume of the three to create given the wealth of topics. It took nine months to write and edit. There was a hard period of “writer’s shanks” where everything seemed to look wrong. Happily, that was resolved! This work includes the following twenty stories:
* Run Away Sarah – Find out what happens when you check out the wrong library book.
* Night as Frontier – A descriptive experimental piece about nightlife in a city.
* Going Down with the Ship – A tale of technological fads told through receipts.
* Airport Species – The consequences of short- and long-term exposure to airports.
* For Profit – Life in a company that makes all of their profits off their employees.
* Missing You – Showing how misinterpretations can have consequences.
* On Call – Suppose the next call that you pick up may be your last?
* Demo Curse – Giving a sales demo during a disaster.
* Severity 1 Bride – IT Guys and Gals come with baggage from a dating perspective. Find out why.
* The Conference – All he had to do was go into the office that day...
* Ninja Boss – A manger disappears and appears at will knowing everything about you.
* Another Bug in the Ear Story – A symbiotic relationship as told during Biology class.
* Scared Spit – What happens when the success bar is continuously raised.
* The Vain Woman that Became a Vampire – All about a night with the wrong guy and looking into mirrors.
* The Professor’s Daughter – It is never too late to learn that someone always loved you.
* The Ministry of Happiness – A king with his ever-changing focus and the impact on his subjects.
* Brainscream – A brainstorm from the brain’s viewpoint
* Life Encounter – Unanswered questions from one moment in time
* Priestesses of Humanity – Sociological priestesses oversee a troubled society.
* Passing Conversation – It is the smiles we don’t receive that stay with us
I hope that you like this work and agree that the third time is indeed the charm
HG
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In Small Doses 3 (Abridged Short Story Collection)
Short StoryFrom the author of the Olivia Plymouth and Corporate Intent Series, the author's third short story collection. These twenty stories are the most wide-ranging and creative to date. Topics include the paranormal, business and IT, technology, sociolog...
In Small Doses 3 (Abridged Short Story Collection)
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