Review: Very good short stories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2012
I've been reading J.R. Rain's works for a while now and have always enjoyed them so yesterday I grabbed The Santa Call since it was free and I really enjoyed it.  First of all, these short stories are short.  They're much shorter than his normal work - for instance one of my favorite short stories in the collection called "Nature's Assassins" is barely over a page long.  The rest are a little bit longer than that but don't let their length stop you from enjoying them.  It starts with The Santa Call when Santa calls into a radio show to talk to The Love Doctor about repairing his marriage and was a funny and enjoyable story.  Then you get a story about an Ex Football broadcaster who's down on his luck and having to cover racketball of all things. Next is an odd tale titled Behind the Shower Curtain about a prank gone wrong. Natures Assassins is my 2nd favorite tale in this book.  It's a fun read which should hit home with nature lovers everywhere and finally we come to my favorite: a magical tale called The Gift of the Magi which truly shows off Mr. Rain's writing chops.  The last tale is based off of an old tale (I think) and is a beautiful story in it's own right written with a great deal of flourish and wisdom.  J.R. Rain has never disappointed me and I eagerly look forward to each new tale he has to tell whether short or long.