Hoosier hysteria, sons, and other stories
By: Larry Moran ; illustrations by Carole Moran
Contributors: Moran, Carol
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781452079158; 9781452079165
Subjects: Fiction; Short stories
Description: "Eight stories of terror, suspense, mystery, humor, and surprise : A United States senator and vice-presidential candidate is forced to choose who in his family will live and who will die; a newspaper reporter, journalism's answer to Inspector Clouseau, witnesses a murder, but police can find no evidence a crime has been committed; two elderly women share an afternoon of uncertainty and terror; a teenage boy dreams of becoming a star basketball player so he can win a girl's affection; a writer learns about truth, honor, greed, betrayal, and himself; a young man follow a famous uncle in time travel to find the beautiful grass-skirted women of 16th century Hawaii; the world faces environmental calamity after ignoring one man's plea to stop polluting the skies; and an old man fears dying alone but learns it is not his worst nightmare."
Table of contents: title: Foreward; title: Acknowledgments; title: Hoosier hysteria; title: The death of Sadie Wilson; title: The mysteriously missing murder; title: Sons; title: Following Uncle McWitt in time travel; title: Dangerous passion; title: Next time by fire; title: Loved ones.