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Random Tales: Assorted Short Stories by [Don Massenzio]

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A book of collected short stories by author Don Massenzio ranging in genre from supernatural to horror to historical fiction.

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March 26, 2015
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Don Massenzio was born in Syracuse, New York, to first generation Italian American parents. He is an avid reader. Some of his favorite authors include Harlan Coben, David Morrell, Stephen King, and Hugh Howey. His favorite book of all time is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Don began writing as a way to combat the long hours of travel and numerous hotel stays that are part of the 'glamorous' world of corporate travel. He uses writing as a therapeutic outlet. He recently took the jump to sharing his work with others. His first published long work was the novel, Frankly Speaking, published in April,2014 . It was the first in what will hopefully be a series of books focused on the character, Frank Rozzani, a Florida private detective. The book is a throwback to the days of pulp detective novels with a tip of the hat to Jim Rockford from 70's television and The Rockford Files. Don's second book, Let Me Be Frank, another Frank Rozzani detective novel, was published in October of 2014. The third book is due out in early to mid 2015. Prior to finishing his first book, his published work was comprised of short stories that will be merged into a collection in the near future. He now resides in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, children, and two dogs --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00VAEKIXY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DSM Publications; 1st edition (March 26, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 26, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1157 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 173 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1511481889

Best Sellers Rank: #3,237,988 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #45,215 in Single Authors Short Stories
- #84,034 in Short Stories (Books)
- #204,219 in Literature & Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Like his character, Frank Rozzani, Don was born in Syracuse, New York to first generation Italian American parents. He’s an avid reader. Some of my favorite authors are Harlan Coben, David Morrell, Stephen King, Jonathan Kellerman, John Grisham, and Hugh Howey. His favorite book of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird.

He started writing as a way to combat the long hours of travel and numerous hotel stays that are part of the ‘glamorous’ world of corporate life. He use writing as a therapeutic outlet to combat his homesickness.

His first published book, Frankly Speaking, rose to the top of the Amazon charts. It was the first in a series of books focused on the character, Frank Rozzani, a Florida private detective. The series is a throwback to the days of pulp detective novels with a tip of the hat to Jim Rockford from the 70’s television show, The Rockford Files. He's also released a collection of short stories called Random Tales that is available for your Kindle or in paperback.

Also, look for his non-fiction book, The Ultimate Guide For Independently Published Authors: Tips for improving quality and selling your work, now available on Amazon.com as an eBook or in paperback

He moved to Jacksonville, Florida 22 years ago where he currently lives with his wife, daughter, and three dogs.

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Brenda R

INTERESTING SHORT STORIES

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2016

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RANDOM TALES is a book of 4 very different short stories written by Don Massenzio. Each very readable short story has a different theme and is started off with a note by the author as to how he came up with the concept of that particular tale.

Tale #1 is "Heal Thyself" about a motorcycle rider who discovers his body is abnormally different after an accident.
Tale #2 "August 1963" is about a young white boy, lonely and feeling a misfit amongst his peers, befriends 3 black children in the racial troubles of the 1960's in the South.
Tale #3 "Play It Again Des" is about a jazz pianist who "takes a shortcut" and gets more than he bargained for.
Tale #4 "Lucy's Christmas Miracle" is about Detective Frank Rozzano and a missing 3 year old child scenario.

I normally don't care for short stories because they are, well, short and my preference is for a book I can sink my teeth into. This collection of superb stories held my interest to the point where I had to stop after each tale and think about each one in detail. I never did like any one story over another, as each one was good in its own right. I recommend this book for anyone who loves short stories and for those, like me, who enjoys longer novels. You just might have a change of heart and become a "short story enthusiast.

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Robin Leigh Morgan

HAVING A VARIETY OF GENRES HELPED MADE FOR AN ENJOYABLE READING EXPERIENCE

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2016

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I must say this had been a totally different collection of short stories than I’ve ever read, or others will read if they get this book.

For incidence, the author’s first short story, “Heal Thyself”, reminded me of episodes of the television program One Step Beyond. According to the description on IMDB this program sought out 'real' stories of the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances, monsters, etc., and re-creating them for each episode. No solutions to these mysteries were ever found, and viewers could only scratch their heads and wonder, "what if it's real?"

In selecting the rest of the stories contained in his book, the author, Don Massenzio in choosing not to include ones which belong to the same genre added to the enjoyment the book’s reading enjoyment. Despite the book having few errors, I find it still deserves the 5 STARS I’m giving it.

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Nicholas C. Rossis

A moving collection of short stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2016

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Like many of the other reviewers, I found "August 1963" the most powerful and moving story in this fine collection of short stories. That is not to say that the rest of the stories were not as good; just that this one literally gave me goosebumps as I read. The book is well worth buying just for that one alone.

Massenzio has written a book filled with exciting, believable characters I had little trouble sympathizing with. His writing is clear and transparent - in the sense that it doesn't get in the way of his stories - allowing me to immerse myself in the tales right away.

This was my first book by him that I've read. Bases on it, I'll now move on to his detective series.

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Jim Marquis

Nicely Done

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2015

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This was a nice surprise. I've really been getting into reading short stories lately and this is an interesting collection. They're not locked into any particular genre and I thought that was very cool. My favorite was one about a boy who moves to the South in the 1960's and has to deal with the region's racism. I look forward to reading more by this author.

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V. Murphy

Enjoyable Treat

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2016

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A wide variety of stories, each prefaced with the author's thoughts of how these tales came to fruition. I found the stories very enjoyable and would recommend any work by Don Massenzio.

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Maureen

Simple, quick, easy reads!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2016

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I really enjoyed this collection. Each story is entertaining and has just the right amount of suspense. Although each story was good, they were uniquely different. Fans of this author's stories will be genuinely entertained. I recommend this to anyone looking for short stories that are complete with character info and good story line!

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Great reading you can really get into!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2016

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I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. They're written in such a way that you feel you're really there! I'm not into longgg drawn out stories which go into extreme and unnecessary detail, so these books with perfect for me! You really get involved in the characters. Looking forward to reading more of his work!

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Christina Steiner

My favourite was "August 1963"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 29, 2016

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What an enjoyable read. Four quick reading stories, each very different. My favourite was "August 1963". Sad and interesting. All of the stories are well worth your time.

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Chris Graham

A very skilful writer!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 15, 2016

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Reading four completely different stories covering a such wide range like this, all from the same author, gives a great sense of how good they are at using their imagination and their writing skills.
This is an author I will certainly be watching in future (while reading his other books)

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