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- E-book ASIN: B096DNBVC5
- Paperback ISBN: 979-8-5136-1134-9
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Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction - Book 12
Perhaps the best indication that God has a sense of humor is that He created man in His image (Genesis 1:27). Lending credence to these words are
many of the 47 stories here about the infinite faces of the religiously inclined among us. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories
found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors' Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen's two
short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the
instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized
morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long
winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
Praise for Theodore Jerome Cohen's Writing Style
"Brilliant! Above all, Cohen is a masterful storyteller." ~ Mark Mitchell, former editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal"Cohen is a writing virtuoso!" ~ Gary Sorkin for Pacific Book Review
"A fresh voice in literary journalism." ~ Richard Blake for Readers Views
"Great entertainment . . . sure to delight." ~ Lee Ashcroft for Readers' Favorite
"Stands out from the crowd." ~ Krista Schnee for Hollywood Book Review
Featured Review
"Each piece in Flash Fiction for the Religiously Inclined by Theodore Jerome Cohen will make you ponder as you try to 'unravel' how the 'fiction mixes with reality.' Such ambiguity is one of the greatest pleasures of fine art. Many thanks, Mr. Cohen!" ~ Jon Michael Miller for Readers' Favorite"Flash Fiction for the Religiously Inclined by Theodore Jerome Cohen and his pseudonym Alyssa Devine is a collection of very short pieces submitted to a flash fiction contest. In the competition, the writer is prompted by a photograph and a sentence to be used somewhere in the writing. Mr. Cohen, who says his work 'mixes fiction with reality in ways that even his family and friends have been able to unravel,' has organized these pieces around a religious theme, but the religious imagery is not intended to be inspirational or recruiting. Many deal only with spiritual subject matter such as nuns, funerals, war-devastated cathedrals, primitive beliefs, angels, weddings, and life after death. The general tone is of comic irony, but the first in this presentation is a deeply touching story of a man's father’s death in World War II.
"I enjoy the format Mr. Cohen uses. It's a pleasure to view the picture, read the caption, first imagine what my response would be, and then read Mr. Cohen's. His is always more imaginative than mine, and always brilliantly written. The prompt could be an aged Indian stranding by an Arizona roadside; a little girl recalling her deceased mommy while struggling with her coat zipper; an angel who must become a seductress to save a young man; a woman holding a child, causing chaos during a wedding; a sarcastic Russian bride at her wedding reception; an end-of-the-world San Diego earthquake-I could go on. There are 47 of these outstandingly sketched vignettes, each one vividly related to the photograph and caption. Each piece in Flash Fiction for the Religiously Inclined by Theodore Jerome Cohen will make you ponder as you try to 'unravel' how the 'fiction mixes with reality.' Such ambiguity is one of the greatest pleasures of fine art. Many thanks, Mr. Cohen!"