The Grand Plan by Allan Ansorge

Bonnie was always the first to arrive. Tonight her blond hair was plastered to her forehead by the rain. She dripped her way down the aisles of the bookshop as all the learn-to-write-and-be-published books said it was critical to do. An aspiring author was to study a bookstore's shelves to ascertain what was inventoried and what was selling, then go home to recreate the latest bestseller, get published, and become rich and famous.

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Crossing The Centerline by Allan Ansorge

Chapter 1 - Things Do Go Click In The Night

It wasn’t what Detective Michael McCaffery heard that woke him, but rather what he didn’t. Something familiar was gone. He had been living on this boat for three weeks now. The groans of the lines, the squeaks of the dock bumpers, and thumps of the hull had given him many sleepless nights. By now he was used to all he should have been hearing and wasn’t.

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The Old Victorian by Allan Ansorge

Chapter 1 - Things Are Seldom As They Appear

Lawrence  Berger was almost glad that his Aunt Eunice had called and invited him to dinner at the old Victorian house his aunts occupied. His Monday night poker games had lost their charm for the last month or so. Normally he would have dinner at their home every other Thursday; but Eunice said that she and Mavis had something that they would like to discuss with him as soon as possible.

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The Super Sub by Allan Ansorge


Gary squinted into the sun as he tried to locate his sister on the bench along the first base line. He was sure he had her attention when he repeatedly signaled her to warm up, waving his right arm with an abbreviated throwing motion. She didn’t move.

He knew she was deliberately ignoring him. As angry as it made him, he wasn’t about to shout at her across the diamond.  He would have with any of the other eleven registered players on his team, but not Sindy.

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