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Bill Rayburn
Book List in Order: 63 titles
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Class Dismissed
- Jul-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled "Class Dismissed" (approx. 3500 words), which takes you through the first day and a half of a high school AP Philosophy class, taught by a new young teacher, whose iconoclastic approach results in some interesting cl...
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Does Anybody Remember Laughter?
- Jul-2012
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The author takes a break from his more serious literary pursuits, and decides to have some fun:Bruce Springsteen, Snoop Dogg, John Mellencamp, Prince, Bob Seger, and James Brown play poker one night.Come along for the ride.Buckle up....
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Every Hole Is The 19th Hole
- Jul-2012
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Enclosed is a short story titled “Every Hole is the 19th Hole”. An irreverent, run-of-the-mill professional golfer and his wise-cracking caddy take on Tiger Woods at the Masters. (approx. 6700 words)...
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One Night in the Village
- Jul-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled "One Night in the Village", (approx. 2800 words) that finds a young couple, a man from Boston and a Jersey girl, meeting at a party in New York City's Greenwich Village, then improving their atmosphere by walking to ...
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Robert B. Parker & John D. MacDonald Share a Happy Hour
- Jul-2012
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Enclosed is PART 1 of a short story, titled “Robert B. Parker and John D. MacDonald Share A Happy Hour”, (approx. 1500 words). The two iconic writers share posthumous cocktails and conversation as they muse over what was, what is, and what may be...
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Commencement
- Oct-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled "Commencement", (approx. 3900 words) where a girl watches from the stage at her Yale graduation ceremony while her dad dies of a heart attack. Her subsequent matriculation takes on the form of returning home to comfo...
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A Life Unlived
- Oct-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled “A Life Unlived”, (approx. 1140 words) about a father’s thoughts as he holds his three week old son who has just died, having never escaped the ICU of the hospital in which he was born....
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Train Wreck: Final Stop
- Oct-2012
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Enclosed is a short story titled “Train Wreck” (approx 1600 words). A despondent man on the eve of his 55th birthday ponders the question, 'why not', in regards to taking his own life and leaving his war hero father to fend for himself....
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The Cooler
- Nov-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled "The Cooler", (approx. 1400 words) which depicts a job interview for a Mediator, and the applicant is a bartender, attempting to transfer his interpersonal skills to the corporate world....
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You Are Here: The Mall
- Nov-2012
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Enclosed is a short story, titled "You Are Here: The Mall" (approx. 2000 words). A New Jersey man revisits the mall where he met his first love, and wanders and wonders about how the tumult of their collegiate years, spent on the west coast, 3000 mil...
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Growing Old
- Jan-2013
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“Growing Old” (approx. 6500 words). A man approaching his 80th birthday wakes up one day feeling useless and ineffectual. A day spent oceanside with his son at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean puts his life back in perspective...
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Robert B. Parker and John D. MacDonald Share a Happy Hour
- Jan-2013
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Enclosed is PART 1 of a short story, titled “Robert B. Parker and John D. MacDonald Share A Happy Hour”, (approx. 1500 words). The two iconic writers share posthumous cocktails and conversation as they muse over what was, what is, and what may be...
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Saturday Morning's With the Meat Cutter
- Jan-2013
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Enclosed is a short story entitled “Saturday Mornings With the Meat Cutter”, (approx.4600 words). A Yank’s recent move to north London finds him drawn to a local butcher and they discover a mutual love of dogs....
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Every Garden Party Needs a 3-Legged Dog
- Mar-2013
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Inhabitants of a cul de sac in northern California gather each Friday night on a different neighbor's front yard for a wine klatch, and the collection of denizens and dogs creates a warm, yet odd mixture....
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A Plaque On a Park Bench
- Sep-2013
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Enclosed is a short story titled “A Plaque on a Park Bench” (approx. 1250 words). A man walking in a north London park discovers a plaque affixed to a park bench that reveals much more than any plaque he’d ever noticed before. He sits to contem...
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The Dainty
- Nov-2013
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“The Dainty”, set in 1969 Detroit; One day in an Irish Pub, and that day is Christmas Eve. The dysfunctional denizens of The Dainty plow through a fierce snowstorm, cocktails, and their personal baggage as Christmas Eve plays out before them....
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Mixed Cocktails: A Meeting of Minds
- Nov-2013
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Six famous Americans pair off for a night of drinks, finger food, sentimentality, caustic humor and reminiscing.Robert Redford & Paul NewmanRobert B. Parker & John D. MacDonald(Spenser & Travis McGee)Barack Obama & George W. BushThree stories, fantas...
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Gay vs. Black
- May-2014
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A fictional, civilized discussion trying to make sense of prejudice, racism and homophobia. Blacks and gays fight separate battles, but with some similarities and one very different characteristic that makes their respective struggles unique....
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Gay vs. Black: A Conversation
- May-2014
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A fictional, civilized discussion trying to make sense of prejudice, racism and homophobia. Blacks and gays fight separate battles, but with some similarities and one very different characteristic that makes their respective struggles unique....
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A Collection of Short Stories: Fiction Volume 1
A collection of 23 short stories (approx. 85,000 words), probing a wide variety of topics such as death and suicide, adult humor, some dark psychological issues, resiliency of the soul, love and the loss of same, golf, and my latest effort since I've...
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Serendipity, Thy Name is Death
Enclosed is a short story, titled "Serendipity, Thy Name is Death". A young man poised to graduate from college comes home for a weekend to commiserate with his sister, herself a recent high school grad, as to what their next steps will be. (approx. ...
