Jerry Guarino
A Modern Day O. Henry
Jerry Guarino is an author and teacher living in the SF Bay Area. His latest book, 40 Slices of Pizza, is a collection of 40 critically acclaimed short stories previously published by dozens of magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain. 40 Slices of Pizza is available on amazon.com (http://amzn.to/HYYIxv) and as a kindle eBook (http://amzn.to/HXvIV9). Please visit his website at http://cafestories.net.
Here are a few reviews of his work:
40 Slices of Pizza is a short story reader's culinary delight. Jerry Guarino's 40 slice of life pieces are filled with delightful takes on people, places and things that make America great. He infuses his stories with life's delights: good food, great music, fine drink and the emotional roller coaster of interpersonal relationships. He is a keen observer of the human condition and a writer of obvious talent. He is a master at mirroring to his readers all their foibles, their fantasies and their forever quest to understand why the wheel of life turns as it does. 40 Slices of Pizza is short storytelling at its best!
Wayne C. Long - author of Eye Candy, Flash in the Hand and Stories from the Edges
(http://longshortstories.com)
"Jerry Guarino's Cafe Stories sends his readers on a merry chase through a wild array of micro/flash fiction--humor, satire, and pathos. He artfully captures gentle souls and slick cons, the high brows and their unsuspecting victims in characters that step from the page to engage the reader. Guarino finds the tiniest trait that creates zany folks the reader wants to protect or strangle. Often at the same time. Prepare for the surprise twist at the end. He gets you every time."
Myra H. McIlvain - author of Legacy
"Guarino's style is simple and consistently powerful, his storytelling a triumph of art over artifice."
Ben Price (Zouch Magazine)
"Jerry's writing is consistently fresh and inventive. His stories grab from the beginning, then hurl the reader into surprising and powerful endings. A must read!"
Earl Wynn (Thunderdune Publishing)
"Each story is well crafted with the natural elegance of a natural writer."
Scott Wilson (The Fringe Magazine)
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Jerry Guarino is an author and teacher living in the SF Bay Area. His latest book, 40 Slices of Pizza, is a collection of 40 critically acclaimed short stories previously published by dozens of magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain. 40 Slices of Pizza is available on amazon.com (http://amzn.to/HYYIxv) and as a kindle eBook (http://amzn.to/HXvIV9). Please visit his website at http://cafestories.net.
Here are a few reviews of his work:
40 Slices of Pizza is a short story reader's culinary delight. Jerry Guarino's 40 slice of life pieces are filled with delightful takes on people, places and things that make America great. He infuses his stories with life's delights: good food, great music, fine drink and the emotional roller coaster of interpersonal relationships. He is a keen observer of the human condition and a writer of obvious talent. He is a master at mirroring to his readers all their foibles, their fantasies and their forever quest to understand why the wheel of life turns as it does. 40 Slices of Pizza is short storytelling at its best!
Wayne C. Long - author of Eye Candy, Flash in the Hand and Stories from the Edges
(http://longshortstories.com)
"Jerry Guarino's Cafe Stories sends his readers on a merry chase through a wild array of micro/flash fiction--humor, satire, and pathos. He artfully captures gentle souls and slick cons, the high brows and their unsuspecting victims in characters that step from the page to engage the reader. Guarino finds the tiniest trait that creates zany folks the reader wants to protect or strangle. Often at the same time. Prepare for the surprise twist at the end. He gets you every time."
Myra H. McIlvain - author of Legacy
"Guarino's style is simple and consistently powerful, his storytelling a triumph of art over artifice."
Ben Price (Zouch Magazine)
"Jerry's writing is consistently fresh and inventive. His stories grab from the beginning, then hurl the reader into surprising and powerful endings. A must read!"
Earl Wynn (Thunderdune Publishing)
"Each story is well crafted with the natural elegance of a natural writer."
Scott Wilson (The Fringe Magazine)
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Cafe Stories
Fiction anthology (stories of several genres)
Cafe Stories is an anthology of 26 critically acclaimed stories by Jerry Guarino, previously published in magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain in 2011.
Like mysteries, these stories have twists and turns, unexpected consequences and surprise endings, much in the style of the great William Sydney Porter (aka O. Henry). But instead of 19th century New York, the stories take place in contemporary New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The collection includes love stories, humorous accounts and even a few science fiction tales. Like O. Henry, Mr. Guarino's style appeals to a wide audience, men and women of all ages. Editors, publishers and authors around the world have high praise for his writing.
"His style is simple and consistently powerful, his storytelling a triumph of art over artifice."
Ben Price (Zouch Magazine and Miscellany)
"His writing is consistently fresh and inventive. His stories grab from the beginning, then hurl the reader into surprising and powerful endings. Definitely a must-read."
Earl Wynn (Thunderune Publishing)
"Each story is well crafted with the natural elegance of a natural writer...a real treat for the reader."
Scott Wilson (The Fringe Magazine)
"Jerry Guarino's Cafe Stories sends his readers on a merry chase through a wild array of micro/flash fiction--humor, satire, and pathos. He artfully captures gentle souls and slick cons, the high brows and their unsuspecting victims in characters that step from the page to engage the reader. Guarino finds the tiniest trait that creates zany folks the reader wants to protect or strangle. Often at the same time. Prepare for the surprise twist at the end. He gets you every time."
Myra McIlvain (Author of Legacy)
Here are the stories:
Love Stories
- The Devil's Orchestra
- Double Sting
- The Duke of Yelp
- First Love
- In the Mood
- The Love Beads
- Pie or Die
- Practical Goldberg (A Love Story in 3 Parts)
- The Tightrope
- Trick or Treat
- Unfaithful
Humor
- Coq a Doodle Do
- I am the writer; I speak for the programmers (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
- Preheat the Microwave.Com
- The Rich are Going to Hell
- Traffic Stop with Annie Kim
- You Don't Have to be High to Crave White Castles: A Rant
- The Waiting Room
Science Fiction
- Operation ICU
- UFO
- Under the Apple Tree
More O' Henry style
- 30 Minutes of Hell
- 30 Seconds of Hell
- The Black Hole
- The Grand Poobah
- In and Out
- The Thief
Amazon.com Smashwords.com
Cafe Stories is an anthology of 26 critically acclaimed stories by Jerry Guarino, previously published in magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain in 2011.
Like mysteries, these stories have twists and turns, unexpected consequences and surprise endings, much in the style of the great William Sydney Porter (aka O. Henry). But instead of 19th century New York, the stories take place in contemporary New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The collection includes love stories, humorous accounts and even a few science fiction tales. Like O. Henry, Mr. Guarino's style appeals to a wide audience, men and women of all ages. Editors, publishers and authors around the world have high praise for his writing.
"His style is simple and consistently powerful, his storytelling a triumph of art over artifice."
Ben Price (Zouch Magazine and Miscellany)
"His writing is consistently fresh and inventive. His stories grab from the beginning, then hurl the reader into surprising and powerful endings. Definitely a must-read."
Earl Wynn (Thunderune Publishing)
"Each story is well crafted with the natural elegance of a natural writer...a real treat for the reader."
Scott Wilson (The Fringe Magazine)
"Jerry Guarino's Cafe Stories sends his readers on a merry chase through a wild array of micro/flash fiction--humor, satire, and pathos. He artfully captures gentle souls and slick cons, the high brows and their unsuspecting victims in characters that step from the page to engage the reader. Guarino finds the tiniest trait that creates zany folks the reader wants to protect or strangle. Often at the same time. Prepare for the surprise twist at the end. He gets you every time."
Myra McIlvain (Author of Legacy)
Here are the stories:
Love Stories
- The Devil's Orchestra
- Double Sting
- The Duke of Yelp
- First Love
- In the Mood
- The Love Beads
- Pie or Die
- Practical Goldberg (A Love Story in 3 Parts)
- The Tightrope
- Trick or Treat
- Unfaithful
Humor
- Coq a Doodle Do
- I am the writer; I speak for the programmers (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
- Preheat the Microwave.Com
- The Rich are Going to Hell
- Traffic Stop with Annie Kim
- You Don't Have to be High to Crave White Castles: A Rant
- The Waiting Room
Science Fiction
- Operation ICU
- UFO
- Under the Apple Tree
More O' Henry style
- 30 Minutes of Hell
- 30 Seconds of Hell
- The Black Hole
- The Grand Poobah
- In and Out
- The Thief
Amazon.com Smashwords.com
Cafe Stories Deux
Fiction anthology (stories of several genres)
Cafe Stories is an anthology of 26 critically acclaimed stories by Jerry Guarino, previously published in magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain in 2011.
Like mysteries, these stories have twists and turns, unexpected consequences and surprise endings, much in the style of the great William Sydney Porter (aka O. Henry). But instead of 19th century New York, the stories take place in contemporary New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The collection includes love stories, humorous accounts and even a few science fiction tales. Like O. Henry, Mr. Guarino's style appeals to a wide audience, men and women of all ages. Editors, publishers and authors around the world have high praise for his writing.
November 2012
Cafe Stories is an anthology of 26 critically acclaimed stories by Jerry Guarino, previously published in magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain in 2011.
Like mysteries, these stories have twists and turns, unexpected consequences and surprise endings, much in the style of the great William Sydney Porter (aka O. Henry). But instead of 19th century New York, the stories take place in contemporary New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The collection includes love stories, humorous accounts and even a few science fiction tales. Like O. Henry, Mr. Guarino's style appeals to a wide audience, men and women of all ages. Editors, publishers and authors around the world have high praise for his writing.
November 2012