Riveting, raw and macabre. Three words that sum up the collection of short stories you will find in AL Gates' Scenic City Cafe, where life (and death) are not always what they seem. His beloved Chattanooga, TN is often the backdrop for these stories, several of which have been published in writing journals, and one, "The Chase," is a Chattanooga Writers Guild award-winner. From a cafe full of strange strangers, a convicted killer's unusual confession and interrogation room request, and a man who prefers to use a laundromat as the setting for his 'jobs', welcome to the southern-tinged stories...

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 you on the edge of your seat...before they steal your breath.