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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 9714721" data-attributes="member: 508">My "books to be read" pile was getting pretty low, so I decided to buy some books on-line instead of my normal habit of seeing what's available and looks interesting at the library book sale.  (It's definitely more expensive that way, but at least you know up front exactly what you're getting.)  And I had a new author I wanted to try, when I found out there's a guy working in the same building as me, a retired Air Force Lt Col (and former missile guy, like me) named Chuck Grossart.  So, reading through the synopses of his books (he's got over a dozen published and has won awards), I opted to buy an early collection of his short stories and a standalone novel.  (He also has a lengthy science fiction space war series that has a prequel series as well; I opted to start simple.)So, first up is Scattered Bones, a collection of "flash stories" (super-short stories, each about four pages long), short stories, and two novellas, with an introduction explaining the difference between each.  I finished the intro, the flash stories, and the first of the short stories (they get increasing longer as you read through the collection) and I already like the guy; not only are the stories entertaining, but he has a little comment about each at the end that are themselves fun to read.  As you might have guessed by the title, these stories are horror/suspense in nature.  I think when I finish this book and the standalone novel I'm going to track him down in his office and give him some well-earned praise.Johnathan</blockquote>

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