The Old Baby and Other Stories

By Lenny Granger

Imagine serving pastries to Hitler in a coffee-house in Vienna. A couple refusing to grieve. A woman who interprets her life through mass shootings that seem to occur weekly. Snow White meeting a failed writer of "Wheel of Fortune." These are some of the situations found among the 29 stories in this collection of flash and short fiction about characters often at a critical juncture in modern life.

Settings range from Vienna in the earliest 1900s to the U.S. of modern day, about such characters as a young woman struggling with whether exploit her severe mental illness, or others who worry about the safety of people they love. It is undoubtedly a rich, compelling collection, both haunting and original, exploring many issues in what some see as a "world gone mad."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMY21SKL
• ISBN13: 9798993738307
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Lenny Granger
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Old Baby & Other Stories

This collection of short and flash fiction offers a wide variety of situations in which a person finds themselves and wonder, how they got there and more importantly how long is this (whatever it is) going to last. Many of the stories speak from inside the mind of the storyteller. Each story is told with the briefest amount of words. Sometimes poetically. It’s as though the storyteller is sharing with the reader what they have experienced and we empathize. I felt like I was listening to a troubled stranger. It’s like reading Kafka and reminded me of Jayne Anne Phillips’ short fiction.