Adam Fike
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A former suburban newspaper reporter, background includes independent film development, production and post, sketch and long-form improv, and a bit of gardening.
Big fan of the Oxford comma. Portfolio at adamfike.com. QUICK NOTE The following is an attempt to blend paperback prose with the Cole & Haag script format. All is told in the present tense and without quotation marks because it's a limited narrator speaking. I do capitalize sort of funny, based on a character's relationship to the story. I feel people are built from their actions and enjoy breaking their patterns. I also dislike upfront summarization much past the logline. Spoils the fun. They are what they wanted to be. I'm proud to be a part of it. Best, af |
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Lights Along The Interstate
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Literary Fiction
Interwoven characters measure humanity's progress on a rumbling cross-country bus. A retirement home escapee off to parts unknown. The Devil quits (he's in love with a waitress). Unexpected gunshots create late-night companions. A traveling salesman gets to choose his own place in the Universe. A wandering ex-priest searches for answers on a messy legal pad. Somebody's flinging pennies at a naked businessman and she's not at all sorry that it hurts. Stranded, a worried student finds himself, and dinner, deep in the middle of nowhere. A drunk widow skips the service. A long overdue family reunion solves nothing and resolves everything. Then two lost, grownup kids decide something really big for the rest of us. But the Bus Driver? All he's praying for is a good night's sleep. 
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People Making Danger: Short Stories
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Anthology
A friendly local serial killer reminds his neighbors to never overlook the QUIET ONES. Chaos ensues when rural townsfolk mistake experimental Army communication helmets for alien antennae in OPERATION DRAGONHEAD. A reluctant hero faces down a rotten sheriff in the modern western HIGH DESERT, with fast cars instead of horses. PAGANINI traces the wicked life of the infamous 19th-century Italian violinist. In YARDLEY COUNTY, a dead escaped prison convict finds redemption in the long ago hometown robbery that began his criminal career. A group of existentially lost adults in the suburbs seek their youth with a midnight tackle-football club in VALLEY FOOTBALL. And down at THE TROP, a magical East Hollywood motel becomes home for classic stock characters on the down and out. 
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The Quiet Ones
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Thriller, Suspense, Betrayal, Hope
When a young girl goes missing, families fall apart and neighbors grow together with the help of their friendly local serial killer. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER Story One The Quiet Ones All Rights Reserved Free samples at adamfike.com/books 
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Operation Dragonhead
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Satire, Sci-Fi, Nostalgia
Early one morning at the end of the 1950s, an impressive, highly coordinated surprise Army training exercise goes off without a hitch. Until frightened town folk decide to fight back. Based on a true story. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER Story Two Operation Dragonhead All Rights Reserved Free samples at adamfike.com/books 
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High Desert
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Bank Heist, Muscle Car Western
Hanner only wants to tinker in his desert junk yard, fish for wrecks on the highway and forget his family legacy. A rotten Sheriff, fate and a vault full of organized crime loot have another idea. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER Story Three High Desert All Rights Reserved Free samples at adamfike.com/books 
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Paganini
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Historical Fiction, Biography
The wicked life of a notorious violinist, who played so beautifully, and broke so many hearts, they thought he must be the devil. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER Story Four Paganini All Rights Reserved Free samples at adamfike.com/books 
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Yardley County
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Regret, Redemption, Magical Realism
A dead escaped convict finds himself, and his redemption, at the hometown robbery where a gunshot began his criminal career. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER is a collection of quick, fun, three-act, feature-length stories, full of suspense, surprises and dark humor. All told in the present tense. Like reading a movie. PEOPLE MAKING DANGER Story Five Yardley County All Rights Reserved Free samples at adamfike.com/books 
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