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Alan Crawford

Retired, with plenty of time on my hands and a healthy dose of grumpiness. The collection leans into sarcasm, cynicism, and a twisted take on the world. I'm inspired by the likes of Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Douglas Adams. I'd love to keep in touch via my newly created mailing list. Several curious people, really it’s just one, asked me how or where the ideas came from. Thankfully, there’s no clear answer. When the trousers, mind, or weather conditions suit such things, the computer opens, a page appears, and it starts to flow. Wondrously weird, odd, and strange things abound. The Stories to Tell Collection has three books at the moment, and it may well have another soon.

A Story or Two to Tell

By: Alan Crawford

A Story or Two to Tell is the imaginative blending of two stories, with my fanciful resume. All read to the eager audience growing in numbers in the aged care complex I could call home. I don't live in an aged care home just yet, and I'm not a psychopath. Even though the stories are aimed at a mature audience, they may sometimes seem immature. It's just the beginning, with more planned.Nearly all of the story content comes from my rather warped imagination, having been exposed to too much TV and Films, but some are based in reality. Of course, most of it is pure fiction. The first story deals with reluctant and good-looking food operators, less-than-compliant outlaw bike clubs, cult-like Chu...