Review: Who Likes Short Shorts
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
This collection features  ten short stories by Pete Sortwell as well as samples from his other full-length novels.  Each story is told from the perspective of the main character, and the stories focus on a wide range of primary characters, from immigrant labor to mentally ill former policemen to a physically disabled man living in an assisted care facility.  Perhaps the strongest story in the collection is "One Flew Over the Policeman's Bonnet" in which Sortwell delves in to the mind of a former policeman who has recently struggled with mental illness.  The story is well-paced and well-written, and the ending is a bit unexpected.  The story "Hero" is also quite solid as it takes one in to the mind of a regular person who happens to be in a convenience story during a robbery attempt and decides to intervene.  Overall, a solid collection that's worth a read.