It's Not Always About Him...

Believe it or not, this story isn't about Dan Thompson. Oh he's the narrator, as usual, but this one really isn't about him; it's about his friends Michael and Leah. It's about an incredible amount of good luck, and a tiny bit of bad luck; and I think it's my favorite of all the stories I've written so far.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed being able to tell it.

Here are the links for it:

• The Wrong John - Kindle Version
• The Wrong John - Nook Version

And you know…it's only 99¢.

Don't Look Back

I don't know about you, but as a kid growing up in North Jersey, I was always taught that if you think someone's following you on a deserted street, you shouldn't look back, but should instead walk as quickly as possible to the first safe place you can find. Seems our friend Dan Thompson, who also grew up in North Jersey, learned the same thing. What happens when he thinks he's being followed on his way to work?

Here are the links for it:

• The Following - Kindle Version
• The Following - Nook Version (finally!)

And you know…it's only 99¢.

You Talk Too Much...

It's time for the annual reunion at the Camillus Academy, and students come back not only to see their old friends, but their old teachers. Our friend Dan Thompson is the teacher and Christine Lehmann is the student who, more than 10 years ago, didn't know when to shut up; telling Dan, and her classmates, more than they really wanted to know.

Has time changed her?

Here are the links for it:

• TMI - Kindle Version
• TMI - Nook Version (finally!)

And you know…it's only 99¢.

Do You Have A Date?

As many of you probably already know, our friend Dan managed to get elected as senior class president at Montclair High. But along with all the other responsibilities of the job that he can easily handle, comes one more that will prove to be a bit of a challenge to him…getting a date to the prom that's not either his sister or his cousin.

And then there's always the unexpected...

Here are the links for it:

• A Matter of Honor - Kindle Version
• A Matter of Honor - Nook Version

And you know…it's only 99¢.

Sing Along with Dan

Well, Dan's not leading the sing-along, but he's definitely a part of it, as are all of his classmates in Mr Dante's 8th grade homeroom at the Bradford School. Find out what happens when they get to the theater in Greenwich Village to see The Drunkard, and about Barry, the guy on the piano who is reading The Godfather between songs.

Oh…and don't laugh when you have to sing a song with the word "bosom" in it, or you'll catch it from Mrs Roberts.

Here are the links for it:

• For Me and My Gal - Kindle Version
• For Me and My Gal - Nook Version

And you know…it's only 99¢.

I See Stupid People

OK, most of the paperwork is out of the way, although there is that business about a piece of music I promised I'd write for a former student to play at her violin recital. Anyway, this month we move from our friend Dan Thompson being a lovesick freshman at the university to 15 or 16 years later, when he's working as a full-time staff member for Computing Services, and has to deal with a very persistent, but also very annoying, student in The Idiot (with apologies to Dostoyesky).

Will Dan get the last word? There's only one way to find out!

Here are the links for it:

• The Idiot - Kindle Version
• The Idiot - Nook Version

And you know…it's only 99¢.

A Lot of Paperwork

Really. This is the month of financial aid forms, tax forms, and a bunch of other paperwork I need to get out of the way before I put another story up. I'm trying to decide whether to put up one I've already got "in the can" or to finish one that's in process.

But give me a week, and I'll have one for you.

Darn…too bad I didn't have one for St Patrick's Day! Maybe I'll plan that for next year.