Two talented teenage boys deal with growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the shadow of Lookout Mountain, Travis & Willie deal with the old ways while creating new traditions. The two boys come to grips with what is and is not important....
Take a few minutes and pick around the things in A.L. Gates' mind. Two old men happen upon each other in a Chattanooga park. One black. one white. They get to know each other and their deep, dark secrets. Also, let Chip clean & fold your la...
Riveting, raw and macabre. Three words that sum up the collection of short stories you will find in AL Gates’ Scenic City Café, where life (and death) are not always what they seem. His beloved Chattanooga, TN is often the backdrop for these stori...
Award winning author A. L. Gates is back with ten short sinister tales, set in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Peel back the magnolia leaves and ignore the seductive aroma of hot buttered cornbread. Dig your jowls into stories that will keep ...
The Scenic City Cafè anthology offers more tasty goodies from the twisted mind of chef A.L. Gates. Brush up on your scripture with ""Mrs. Beatrice". Take a trip into another reality on the "Spiral Staircase". Follow a young doctor as he takes part i...