Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts

Book excerpt: Be careful! Watch your eyes! The Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts are back! And so is the Master Storyteller, Mr. Paul John Hausleben! Flash Fiction and more! A follow-up to Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts: Flash One and Flash Two! Flash Three is the third book in the flash series and the fourth book in the series “Flash Fiction, Thoughts, Essays, and Short Stories” by Mr. Paul John Hausleben. In Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts: Flash Three, the author combines flash fiction with his random thoughts of life and then includes two short stories to create a classic collection in the series. Flash Three contains some of the author’s most poignant work, with the much-heralded flash fiction piece “A Few Beers with Jesus” and other classic flash fiction work. There are also two brand-new short stories that are sure to be classics within the author’s astounding collection of classic short stories. Once more, as was the case in the previous books in the series, this collection covers many diverse subjects between the two covers; such as humor, fantasy, real-life, passion, pain, and emotions, with a special emphasis in this book on religion and more than a touch of romance, too. As the author mentions in his notes, “In this third series in the PJH-authored books of flash fiction, I ventured off into many stories with very heavy religious overtones. I am not exactly sure why, other than it was just my mood at the time that I wrote them.” Yet, the religious and romantic stories in this collection are not heavy or forced, or preached to the reader. Instead, it is typical of the author’s other work that touches upon religion; genuine and laced with amazing storytelling. Will there be a fourth book in the series? The author sure hints that there will be! Stay tuned! This is another intriguing collection of thoughts, short stories, flash fiction, and general meanderings in this very popular series, all of which highlight and demonstrate the author’s exceptional skills at writing shorter stories and flash fiction pieces. As did the other books in the series, Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts, Flash Three will capture the hearts and minds of faithful followers of Mr. Hausleben’s previous work, and new readers that first experience the magical storytelling abilities of Mr. Paul John Hausleben.