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Online Journals - Michael Beres Author
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Of thirty or so short stories published in various print magazines and journals, the following remain standing in online editions:. How much trouble can a video camera get you into? The ultimate in reality video. You didn't film it? Death of a Commuter. Winners and losers on the highway. The Automobile and American Culture. Website by Jackpine Internet Service. Novels, short stories, writers, environment, Chernobyl, adventure, crime, thriller, Ukraine.
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Traffyck - Michael Beres Author
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In the underground of contemporary Eastern Europe lies a treacherous world contaminated by more than Chernobyl radiation and industrial waste. As communism collapsed, the foothold of social order tolerated a lurking subculture of child pornography and human trafficking. When she convinces Kiev private investigator Janos Nagy to take the case, Mariya discovers the real passion of her life, a lover immersed in the romance of Gypsy culture. Meanwhile, a world away in Chicago, Lazlo Horvath. Is a thrilling t...
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Final Stroke - Michael Beres Author
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Retired government agents in Florida cling to a decades-old secret that threatens to wreak havoc on the American political system. A right-brain stroke victim related to a high profile mobster dies mysteriously at a Chicago rehabilitation facility. A fellow rehab patient with a left-brain stroke who was a detective in his former life launches his own investigation. Final Stroke. The ultimate in stroke rehab . . . Figure it out, or die trying. Julie Hyzy, author of. Wild Onion, Ltd.
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Slope-Ceilinged Room - Michael Beres Author
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This story was originally published in. 1996 (Purdue University, Hammond, IN). It's a going-home-again story about a guy named Jeffrey, his parents, his wife, and a dog named Cinders. A short story by Michael Beres. Have you ever stood in the dark on a drizzly autumn night out front of your childhood home? The plastic surrounding the door chime button is illuminated in dull orange. The button itself is missing, the corroded copper spring of the movable contact exposed. He thinks of electrocution ...Mom p...
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Novels - Michael Beres Author
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Website by Jackpine Internet Service. Novels, short stories, writers, environment, Chernobyl, adventure, crime, thriller, Ukraine.
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Amazon Shorts - Michael Beres Author
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Why would there be a steering wheel mounted to the casket? And what does this have to do with my childhood memory? In today's world, how far will some people go to get into the spotlight? Family caregiver meets radio talk show junkie. Website by Jackpine Internet Service. Novels, short stories, writers, environment, Chernobyl, adventure, crime, thriller, Ukraine.
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Short Stories - Michael Beres Author
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Website by Jackpine Internet Service. Novels, short stories, writers, environment, Chernobyl, adventure, crime, thriller, Ukraine.
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The President's Nemisis - Michael Beres Author
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Stanley Johnson. An ordinary man, widower, early retiree, biding his time until Social Security kicks in. An ex-prostitute, heroin junkie, just trying to hang on to life. Her Sugar Daddy. Wealthy, powerful, mysterious. The couple in the apartment across from Stan. His ex-employer. His landlady. His would-be girlfriend. The ghosts of his wife and son. The upcoming presidential election. Gary Roen, Midwest Book Review. Michael Beres has written a suspenseful novel that delves into paranoia as Stanley Johns...
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Chernobyl Lovers - Michael Beres Author
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This story was originally published in. New York Stories,. Fall 2002 (La Guardia Community College/CUNY). It inspired a Chernobyl survivor character in my novel GRAND TRAVERSE. And it especially inspired my novel CHERNOBYL MURDERS. A short story by. My twin brother Bela was amazed by the speed of my Mustang as I accelerated up and out of the parking garage at the airport. He showed this amazement by grasping his knees, bunching up the fabric of his trousers, and shouting with joy. It must be a world's re...
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Gypsy Feet - Michael Beres Author
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This short story was originally published by. New York, Spring 1987). This is one of many journals no longer in existence. In this story the main character discovers that cutting the lawn doesn't have to be boring. A short story by Michael Beres. As I continued pushing my mower back and forth I wondered what Laszlo's winking at me had meant. That he had seen me admiring Sheila's vast body and that he approved? What would I have done if Laszlo had stared at my wife? I paused at the front door. "No....
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