Wendell Whitney Thorne brings his unique storytelling style to you in these four examples of the American Short Story. "Ridin' On The Rim," is Edgar Eisenberg's narrative of how he--innocently--came to murder his lawyer; "The Hot Dog King" is a tale of turf war in the highly-competitive roadside culinary industry; "Just The Ticket" shows what can happen when good friends agree to split any lottery winnings--and how that goes down when one of them does; and "Green Tequila Beach" is one interpretation of how one of America's best-loved singer/songwriters achieved his fame. Thorne's distinctive...
Wendell Whitney Thorne brings his unique storytelling style to you in these four examples of the American Short Story. "Ridin' On The Rim," is Edgar E...
Linwood Baker is dead. The 69-year-old retiree was cut down by a hit-and-run driver while manning his hot dog cart on a busy Orlando byway. An accident is what witnesses think. But no. Police find that the offending vehicle, a vintage Buick Electra, is owned by Baker's employer, HDK, Inc., and rarely leaves the parking lot of the retirement village which is home to Connie Mae Segal, mother of Barry Segal. As in the Barry Segal. CEO of HDK, Inc. Owner of some 87 hot dog carts in the greater Orlando, Florida area; the undisputed Hot Dog King of central Florida. Barry Segal, the Hot Dog King,...
Linwood Baker is dead. The 69-year-old retiree was cut down by a hit-and-run driver while manning his hot dog cart on a busy Orlando byway. An acciden...
When Johnny Tropic's debut song sailed to number one on the Pop charts, he realized the bones of musical success had little to do with talent, and instead vastly depended upon the psychological art of Marketing. At which, unlike music, Johnny was a natural. The song itself was uncomplicated; a tropical celebration of underachievement and procrastination, all wrapped in steel drums, ukuleles and acoustic guitars, and fashioned around the singer's preoccupation with a frozen cocktail. The inertia of that first record propelled Johnny into a life of fame and unimaginable fortune, spawned a...
When Johnny Tropic's debut song sailed to number one on the Pop charts, he realized the bones of musical success had little to do with talent, and ins...
