Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

Lost in Pittsburgh, a Flash Novel.

Read all available  chapters. Chapter 1: Meet Augie, a lifetime underachiever.

Chapter 2: What does an alpha like Nina see in Augie? And why did she leave the convent?

Chapter 3: Why would the CEO want to see a guy like Augie?

Chapter 4: Nina's on top...so what's bothering her?

Chapter 5: Nina figures out what's wrong. And Augie's career starts to take off.

Chapter 6: Who or what is Augie becoming?

Chapter 7:  A game of Risk! Paintball? What sort of executive retreat is this? 

Chapter 8: Nina tries to work through some tough stuff.

Chapter 9: Nina and Augie have totally different takes on a suicide.

Epiphany

 Who were those three guys, and what happened to them afterward? 

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 Honest Abe’s Two Cents…And a Question 

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On Moving On

Moving on is never easy. That's especially true in a pandemic. 

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The only Good Vampire--

A REALLY short story.

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Squashing a Grasshopper— 

Moving ahead in one's career can be a ruthless business. Has our protagonist figured it out?

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The English-Only Rule— 

The daughter of Polish immigrants comes of age during the Depression.

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Final Thoughts— 

A dying man wonders what his final thought will be. "Something big, I hope. Something important."

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Elegy—What's it like to have something important to say, but no way to say it?

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Hemingway Would Understand—A macho uncle, a 12-year-old boy and a gun. What could go wrong?

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Ecce Romo--Memories are tricky. Controlling how you'll be remembered can be trickier, still.

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Broken Hearts— An alien reveals her true self to her earth boyfriend. It's not easy being purple. 

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This story is just slightly longer than its title.

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The Laughing Monarch-- Life's big questions drive an insect buggy... 

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Ecce Romo--Memories are tricky. Controlling how you'll be remembered can be trickier, still.

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 Raptured—Getting fired in this workplace occurs at the end of the day. By morning, all evidence one ever worked there will have been erased. Tragedy? 

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Four-One-One-- An old rotary phone triggers memories for a grieving woman. Some are pleasant. Others, well…read for yourself. 

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Babysitting Michael—A pair of aging hippies demonstrate non-violent confrontation for their young grandson. Remember Chicago in '68? 

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The Truth about Truth—Sometimes the truth sets you free. Other times… 

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Bigger Lies are Coming--Things that happen when your brain lies to you 

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