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    Short, Short Weird Tales
    Short, Short Weird Tales
    Short, Short Weird Tales
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    Short, Short Weird Tales

    By John Pirillo

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    Inside this collection is an awesome range of monsters and situations that are just downright weird. You will discover that that old mirror on the wall might just be more
    than it appears to be; that even werewolves have a romantic side; that even the devil hates divorces, especially this one; that one shouldn't make fun of monsters; and that some robots are just downright romantic. Have fun and enjoy the excursion down Weird Lane.

    Warning! Don't read these late at night. You just might see one of these characters when you least expect it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Pirillo
    Release dateMar 20, 2014
    ISBN9781310970986
    Short, Short Weird Tales
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    John Pirillo

    The author was born in Washington, Pennsylvannia. He loves animals and birds. Has two pet cockatiels that keep him company while he writes. He has a lovely daughter and a rascally grandson. He is rich in friends that matter and well adjusted to a life of challenges. He writes and draws every day. He loves anything science fiction, fantasy or extremely well written. Same goes for movies and TV. Not married currently, but has an eye and ear open to possibilities. :)

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      Short, Short Weird Tales - John Pirillo

      AUTHOR'S NOTES

      Inside this collection is an awesome range of monsters and situations that are just downright weird. You will discover that that old mirror on the wall might just be more than it appears to be; that even werewolves have a romantic side; that even the devil hates divorces, especially this one; that one shouldn't make fun of monsters; and that some robots are just downright romantic. Have fun and enjoy the excursion down Weird Lane.

      I have made it a point to separate the stories as chapters, since the electronic format doesn't allow an easy way of collecting individual stories.

      When you reach a new chapter, it signifies you have reached the next story of the collection.

      Have fun!

      Sincerely,

      John Pirillo

      PUBLISHED ON SMASHWORDS

      Novels (Young Adult)

      Perihelion (All episodes of this Serial Novel)

      Escape to Adventure, The Dreamers Awaken

      Escape to Adventure, The Island of the God

      Escape to Adventure, Gods of Air, Gods of Earth

      Escape to Adventure Combo

      War of the Worlds, The Forever Friends

      War of the Worlds, The Nest

      War of the Worlds, Earth, God of Destruction

      War of the Worlds Combo

      Serial Novels (Young Adult)

      The Baker Street Adventures

      A Strange Thing on a Strange Day

      Hyde

      The Land Beyond the Beyond

      A Matter of Grave Perception

      The Jungle Lord

      The Power of One, the Power of Nine

      The Death of Conan, A Baker Street Snippet One

      Cartoon

      Episode One: Shades of Gray, the Portal is Opening

      Episode Two: Ahoy Matey, Fire in the Hole

      Episode Three: The Princess of the World

      Episode Four: For Whom the Bell Tolls

      Episode Five: Hell's Kitchen, the Love Triangle

      To Hell and Back

      Episode One: The Demon Lord

      Episode Two: Death Comes in Seven Flavors

      Perihelion

      Episode One: The Convolution

      Episode Two: The Plummet of Death

      Episode Three: A World Gone Mad

      Episode Four: Revenge of the Interlopers

      Episode Five: Death in the Trees

      Episode Six: On the Edge of the Abyss

      Lord When's Time Folds

      Lord When's First Adventure, The Lost Child

      Lord When's Second Adventure, Friendship

      Journey into the Unknown

      The Moon Princess, A Clifford Snow Adventure

      Samuel Light, Spiritual Detective

      The Shasta Capers, Dead Men Don't Talk. They Die again.

      CHILDREN'S STORIES PUBLISHED ON SMASHWORDS

      Children's Serial Novels

      Mister Wiggleberry and the Wishing Tower

      Episode One, A Fine Adventure

      Episode Two, The Snack Before The Adventure

      Lord When's Time Folds

      Time Swirl, A Binky Adventure

      Acknowledgements

      I'd like to thank all the wonderful people in my life who have made this journey an adventure and an exploration of the heart, mind, soul and body.

      To all those who aspire to greatness I say keep on trucking, the road is a long one at times, but like the little train that thought it could, we all can with patience.

      To all the great writers upon whose wonderful words, fantasies and characters I ride.

      To my daughter Faith, who has been a cornerstone of my life for years before and hopefully many more to come.

      To my best friend Shirley and my very best and best and most spiritual friend, Allan, without whom my life might be quite a bit different now.

      To the planet without which I would have no home, and to all those brave enough and wise enough to want to preserve it for future generations.

      To all my friends who have already crossed into the Light.

      To all the new friends I hope to make before my adventure on Earth ends and I began my new one in the Light.

      SHORT, SHORT WEIRD TALES

      John Pirillo

      A Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014

      CHAPTER ONE: KOOTCHIE, KOOTCHIE, KOO!

      Chalmers and Pokey had been friends since they were kids.

      Pokey and Chalmers grew up. Pokey became more normal. Chalmers did not. He became a writer. Of horror tales. Tales for children and adults. He didn’t qualm at scaring the daylights out of a child, anymore than he did frightening an adult. It was his job. He loved it. Maybe too much. Maybe not. I won't judge him.

      A day came when Chalmers was set to create an original story for a class at the local school. Pokey didn’t think it was a good idea to tell a horror story to such young children. He felt it would disturb their dreams. Frighten them in ways that they might not be able to let go of.

      Chalmers disagreed. He felt that children didn’t need to be protected. It served them better to expose them to the harsher realities of life as soon as possible. "Better to get a beating when you're young and flexible, than when you're old and likely to become bitter because

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