Romeo'S Breakfast a book
https://autods-scraper-images.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/6af5aab050d6c70ab14d8cfaec1f9bd8.pngRomeo’s Breakfast is a collection of 16 short stories. Like Gary Delanoeye’s previous anthology, Clean Shorts, each story is different, and they are intended to be unrelated to one another. However, since many of the stories are inspired by personal experiences, some long-time friends have suggested possible connections; And they have often been right!
Romeo’s Breakfast is arranged, very roughly, in chronological order. The first story, Keeping Score, goes back to awkward childhood experiences. It is, perhaps, tainted a bit by the passage of time and the limitations of memory, starting in the early 1960’s when I was a seventh grader.
And the last story, Romeo’s Breakfast, draws on much more recent events during our Covid year, 2020. Romeo’s Breakfast is the name of the book, and the name of the last story… The “anchor story,” in much the same way as Clean Shorts, anchored my last anthology, Clean Shorts.
The cover art includes caricatures of the ROMEO’s, with whom I have weathered the Covid storm. We have soothed each other over our coffee. We have laughed a lot and have made ourselves an example of how ROMEO’s (the acronym to be revealed in the story) can band together and do a little better, during a crisis, than just getting by.
Maybe not everyone is concerned with chronologies! And for readers not so inclined, each story stands alone, and they can be read in any order. Note, though, that two stories are much longer than the others: “On the Rockies” and “Romeo’s Breakfast” ... the last story… the anchor story for this anthology.
Some stories just sort of happened, like “Cat Story” ... just a chance encounter one day. Or, “Dining Alfresco” which is a mini anthology of chance encounters on the streets and around town. Stories, like “Silent Nights” and “Dough Nuts” interpret liberally on the absolute truth of some real experiences!
Writing stories that draw on several decades of recollections requires one to fill in the blanks, the forgotten details or events, in order to wind up with a complete tale. Like the fisherman whose big fish gets bigger over time, my fiction is well intended, but maybe exaggerated just a tad… because it is just so much fun to do so! And memories of things long ago may be a little fuzzy around the edges. And yet, each story is essentially, and basically, true. Even the most outlandish tales find their way back to their roots… in truth.
If you are of the Baby Boomer generation, or a descendent thereof, these tales will ring a bell for you... for sure!
I hope you enjoy my stories!
Dimensions 15.24 x 1.42 x 22.86 cm Language English Print length 224 pages Book Type Paperback, 21 Jan. 2022 ISBN-10 1737573040 ISBN-13 978-1737573043 Publication date 21 Jan. 2022 Shipping
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