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    Twelve Short Stories With A Twist
    Twelve Short Stories With A Twist
    Twelve Short Stories With A Twist
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    Twelve Short Stories With A Twist

    By Mario V. Farina

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    These are twelve stories that have a "twist;" that is, a surprise at the end. The titles of the stories are Remembering the Anniversary; The Mistrial; A Meal to End All Meals; Judge Me Fair; English Major; The Woman In The Diner; Woman On The Phone; Thou Art A Witch; Voyage To Mars; Betrayer; Brain Transplant; A Reenactment To Justice. You may have already read these stories from other sources.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateJan 27, 2017
    ISBN9781370171149
    Twelve Short Stories With A Twist
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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      Twelve Short Stories With A Twist - Mario V. Farina

      Twelve Short Stories

      With A Twist

      By

      Mario V. Farina

      Copyright 2016 Mario V. Farina

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      All Rights Reserved

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,

      Electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information

      Storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the author.

      Correspondence may be directed to:

      Mario V. Farina

      Email: mario@mariofarina.com

      These are twelve stories with a twist. This means that the stories have a surprise at the end. Part of the enjoyment of reading these stories will come from try to guess what the ending is like.

      The titles of the twelve stories are these:

      Remembering the Anniversary

      The Mistrial

      A Meal To End All Meals

      Judge Me Fair

      English Major

      The Woman In The Diner

      Woman On The Phone

      Thou Art A Witch

      Voyage To Mars

      Betrayer

      Brain Transplant

      A Reenactment To Justice

      The author of this story has over 200 other stories here in Smashwords. He welcomes you to search for them, view them, and, if desired, download. Most of the stories are free. The author reads one of his stories on YouTube every day. You are invited to see and hear by opening www.youtube.com and searching for "Grandpa Mario reads". This will bring all of them to view.

      Remembering The

      Anniversary

      I should think you'd remember the most important date in our relationship, Wendy murmured, tears forming around the edges of her eyes. You could have, at least, given me a card.

      Ben realized how badly he had hurt his wife. True, he wasn't much for ceremony, but he should have known better. It had been less than a year after he met Wendy that he realized she was the one for him.

      Wendy had been a math instructor in the same school where he taught computer science. They began dating, and as they did so, he discovered that she was a no-nonsense observer of holidays just as he was. It was a perfect match. So why was she complaining that he had not remembered their first wedding anniversary?

      Women are different, he decided. A part of them says one thing but they really want something else. He was going to learn from this experience and not make the same mistake again.

      But habits are strong. Ben would think about June 19 every so often, but most of the time, the date dwelt in the hinterlands of his brain. As the date drew near for his second anniversary, the fact that it wasn't uppermost in his mind alarmed him. To avoid the horrible blunder of the year before he composed a short computer program that would remind him of the date every day from June 1 until the actual anniversary date. He tested the program to make sure it would work.

      On June 1, when Ben started his computer, the screen simulated a brilliant explosion of sun-bright lights which quickly turned to a midnight blackness with stars streaking at the speed of light from the inner cores of galaxies to the outer edges of the universe. This spectacle was repeated several times after which the normal start-up procedure took over. Ben smiled There was no way he would experience this panoply and not remember the anniversary.

      Day after day, the display materialized; June 2, June 3, June 4! The program was working splendidly! On the next day, Ben paid less attention to the message. After all, he knew what it was and what it meant. On the next, he paid even less attention. By the time June 10 arrived, Ben was accepting the message as part of the computer's startup procedure.

      Then, June 18! It was a Saturday. At the breakfast table, Wendy mentioned that she needed to pick up some things at the supermarket. It was important she do this, she declared. This started a train of thought in Ben's psyche Why important, he wondered? The word, important, vibrated like a tuning fork in his being.

      Important! Important! Suddenly, he stiffened as if struck by lightening. Tomorrow was indeed important! Tomorrow was June 19! Fool, he shouted inwardly to himself! How could he had forgotten the importance of June 19?

      He needed to do something and he needed to do it quick! Otherwise, he was going to be in the kind of deep trouble that only a victim of a woman scorned could know!

      Wendy had left the house taking the SUV. The only vehicle available was the bicycle. This would work! There was a florist on Sixth Avenue only a couple of blocks away. They sold cards. Ben decided to splurge and purchase a bouquet of flowers as well as a card. He wheeled the bike out of the garage, vaulted to the seat and sped to the shop. Broadly beaming, he stood the bike on its kick stand, hastened to the shop's ornate door and entered. He made his way quickly to the card section.

      Where were the anniversary cards, he wondered? Ah, there was the sign! The place was packed. Customers blocked his way. No matter, he bulldozed his way through and began perusing the cards. It was important he select an appropriate card!

      Something made him turn toward the figure standing next to him. His eyes met those of the other person. They were familiar and so was the face! Wendy!? he managed to stammer, as she gasped in like manner, Ben!?

      The Mistrial

      Cora Fielding, Forewoman of the jury, took a vote as soon as

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