Turquoise Parade: Stories

Turquoise Parade offers a thought-provoking mosaic of everyday life

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This gallery of thirty-seven short fiction stories by Lori Lipsky delivers an insightful sampling of the unpredictable actions and predicaments of humankind.

A good, swift kick brings relief and may alter traffic patterns. Ten years of hamburgers every Tuesday inspire the paint color of a couple's house. A father surprises his family from the other side. Distress evaporates in the glow of an act of kindness. A young wife's excitement to plant her favorite flowers runs head-first into a neighbor with strong opinions and a ready voice. Know-it-alls who don't know it all make plans to search online later. A marriage grows stronger as the family dog's odor goes down the drain.

In the pages of Turquoise Parade, you'll encounter an undertone of down-to-earth wisdom. You'll discover honest slivers of life infused with a buoyant quality that will warm and refresh.

Lori Lipsky's stories can transform a reader's perspective. With an economy of words, she paints pop-off-the-page characters who leave lasting impressions. Her sage perception of the follies, faults, and affections of the human heart will last beyond the final page.

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