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Speakeasy, an Untold Scandal of the Jazz Age, Also in this Edition, The Waiting Room, The Idol, Women and Wars
Paperback
Series: Short Stories, Book 2
Publisher: Christine Myers
Published: May 13 2024
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
More short stories coming from the recesses of the author Violette Jean's mind.
The Waiting Room: Arthur finds himself in a generic waiting room, oblivious to why, where, and how he ended up there. He will during his endless long wait, discover some out-of-this-world, unsettling, and astonishing truths he would never have guessed in a million years. What are they?
The Idol: What is it about this ancient artifact, all in all quite ugly, found in a bazaar, which is so intriguing, and yet frightening to Benjamin, an accomplished stockbroker from New York City, on vacation in fascinating Agadir Morocco?
Speakeasy: The unbelievable plot conceived by the US government against its citizens during the prohibition was uncovered and experienced by a young newspaper reporter and an aspiring Jazz singer, both living in Chicago, the Jazz cradle of the epoch.
The Coming: Just another day, just another city, just another human being going about his daily life. It's June, summer hot, this early morning in Chicago, and Jon is about to cross Michigan Avenue to enter his office building. For Jon and every other human being, as well as for the future generations to come, this ordinary day will change the course of their life forever.
Sanctuary Islands: What could bring Doctor Leickowitz, and his international team of brilliant minds, to these obscured, unexplored islands, lost in the Oceania ocean? But, Marie knows. She is waiting for them in this unspoiled archipelago, forgotten by the world. The question is: will she remember, or care, that she once belonged to the human race? And, will she help the Doctor and his men in their endless fight against nature and themselves, with at this time, a race to save humanity? Let the readers be warned: they will not relish the end!
Women and Wars: These reflections about women during wars throughout the centuries, have been triggered by the Irish anti-war song Johnny I hardly knew ya Later rewritten as When Johnny comes marching home again.
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