Review: Seven Short Stories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2012
"Miss Lucy Parker and Other Short Stories" by Q. Kelly is a collection of seven short stories that are all either humorous or a bit on the weird side.  My favorite story is "Miss Lucy Parker."  It's odd and very funny and I didn't expect the ending to happen the way it did.  These stories are not very long, and the content of this is 58 pages on the Kindle.Miss Lucy Parker is sitting on her porch when she sees a pink VW Beetle on the road, and she is practically scandalized when it turns into her driveway.  Who in the world drives a car like that except for long-haired, dope-smoking hippies?  Miss Lucy puts down her sewing, but she puts the needle in her pocket, just in case.  You never know.  She is very surprised when she sees who gets out of the Beetle.The other stories included are:"A Weird Situation" ~A woman's boyfriend finally tells her a secret about himself before he proposes to her."The Interview" ~A very funny story about a problem during a job interview a young woman has with Mr.Hayden."First Day at Work" ~A bank has a new security guard who meets and greets the employees as they come in to work on his first day.  One of the employees thinks the guard looks familiar."Every Day" ~This story is a little on the darker side as a man thinks over his happy years of marriage to his wife who is now on life support."The Doctor" ~A doctor has to give some unexpected news to a patient."Guardian Angel" ~A story dealing with domestic abuseThese seven short stories are very well-written and engaging stories that really held my attention.  They went along fairly quickly because of the threads of suspense, humor and drama that are twisted together to make the stories just a little bit on the quirky side.  They're fun to read and the humor is great.  These stories are the first of Q. Kelly's writing that I've had the privilege to read, and I like her style very much.