Friends from 4 A. m

Looking for tidy, feel-good stories? Try a sunshine hour. This is 4 a.m., habitat of subconscious absurdities, morphing personalities, and twisted scenarios that make perfect sense... for one hour. Daniel Cray’s debut story collection includes: What About the Weather? An astrophysicist kidnaps his ill mother from the isolated mindset of a backwoods town. But her ex-husband is in hot pursuit, determined to conceal the reason Stuart’s mother keeps asking about the...
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Looking for tidy, feel-good stories? Try a sunshine hour. This is 4 a.m., habitat of subconscious absurdities, morphing personalities, and twisted scenarios that make perfect sense... for one hour. Daniel Cray’s debut story collection includes: What About the Weather? An astrophysicist kidnaps his ill mother from the isolated mindset of a backwoods town. But her ex-husband is in hot pursuit, determined to conceal the reason Stuart’s mother keeps asking about the weather. Paul Revere A grieving father with a fist-sized hole in his head makes a desperate attempt to sound the alert about a deadly threat the rest of us can’t… or won’t… see. Eternal Christmas The centuries-old inspiration for Santa Claus returns to Earth loaded with dark secrets, family baggage… and a tantalizing opportunity to give people an annual reunion with loved ones who have died. Plus two other tales—including The Stewards, a Writer’s Digest short story contest winner.