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A Writer's Wane and Other Short Stories, Plus a Mini Mystery

by Don Crawford

262 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #04-2423; ISBN 1-4120-4615-7; US$23.00, C$26.00, EUR19.00, £13.50

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About the Book

Throughout history, the human condition has been depicted in many forms, including fireside tales, street performances, plays, dramas, poems, short stories and the novel, just to name the most obvious.

Every conceivable aspect of human existence has been confronted in multiple episodes of truths, half-truths, as well as fictionalized from the Real.

Nothing new, of course, could be written about the many foibles and predicaments of human nature. But, for every tale, there is a different slant, a different set of characters, and a different drama unfolding.

In the stories between the covers of this book, are characters who live only in the imagination of the author. Based upon reality, of course, but placed in their own settings, the stories are made up from the fabric of the human raw materials we each carry with us from Life's experiences.

For every decision, there is a consequence, a payoff. Some outcomes are desirable and some are undesirable. But, with each decision we make, in large measure, we are creating our own lives. So... BEWARE!!

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About the Author

Don Crawford received his Masters from a California University during the heyday of the Sixties. Since graduating, he has lived and worked in Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. He is now retired from the Federal Government and resides in the southwest part of Texas where he spends his time reading and writing when not vacationing or spending time in some of his favorite locations south of the border. He is a lifelong student of human behavior and the human condition, having observed people in a wide variety of settings throughout his professional career. He has tried in his endeavors to better the human condition, at least in small part, whenever he could. He has dabbled in freelance writing through the years, having a few short articles published. This is his first effort at publishing the short stories he has penned over the years.

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