Tales from the Crying Room

Tales from the Crying Room Synopsis

Three full short storiesFamily Obligations - A female private investigator meets the family from hell. Chaos ensues when a demon tries to enforce his traditional contractual rights over his offspring.But we're not in Alabama, now, are we?Mark's Mistake - The devil came down to Mark's house, she was looking for a soul to steal. Can Mark outsmart the devil? Many have tried. And failed. But Mark has special abilities.Pssst Mark She gave them to you. Remember?Oops.Olaf's Quest - A Viking warrior bites off more than he can chew when he underestimates three local girls in a winter wasteland.And a handful of snippetsAt weekly meetings, aspiring writers are often expected to write something at the drop of a hat. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesnt.Sometimes the exercise spawns a semi-decent idea, that can be tweaked and prodded into pretending its a real story.These arent those.These are the ones left bleeding on the floor of the operating theatre. They are not full stories. Just bits of scenes. Paragraphs. Snippets.Most writers leave these tucked away in private notebooks. Thats probably where they belong. But on the off-chance anyone wants to peek inside the mind of an aspiring writer to see how ideas develop - and often die - heres your chance to read some ad hoc short shorts that might at least raise a smile.