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Short Stories And Tall Tales
Fifteen tales…. Infinite moods…. One mischievous voice….
Step into the curious mind of Chuck Suave.
Unforgettable tales in one wildly entertaining collection! Where a sandcastle becomes a battleground, mermaids demand sacrifice, an AI bot falls in love, and pigeons… well, they aim with precision.
Short Stories and Tall Tales is your passport to 15 bite-sized adventures that pack a genre-blending punch. It’s a wildly entertaining collection where fantasy clashes with reality, humour dances with horror, and every page delivers a fresh surprise.
Whether you’re seeking heartwarming nostalgia, laugh-out-loud humour, or spine-tingling suspense, Suave delivers it with sharp wit, inventive plots, and surprising twists.
From the goosebumps of I Am a Werewolf But I’m Different, the café chaos of Pesky Pooping Pigeons, to the bittersweet warmth of My Precious Letter, there’s a gem waiting to take you by surprise.
Perfect for lovers of short stories with flair. This is storytelling in technicolour.
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Available as audiobook: Apple
Who should read this book?
Fans of short story collections who enjoy bite-sized fiction with variety in tone and genre.
For lovers of dark humour & quirky tales, there’s Pesky Pooping Pigeons, Blondie Beer and Hogmanay, Lords Ladies and Lifeboats.
Speculative fiction, horror enthusiasts and those drawn to eerie, psychological, or supernatural tales. I Am a Werewolf But I’m Different, The Highland Mystery and The Wicked Tide would be right up your street.
Nostalgic story seekers who enjoy sentimental or reflective pieces. Keep the hankies handy when reading My Precious Letter and Digital Embrace.
Readers who enjoy unexpected twists. The Battle for Spittal Castle and The Steam and Sip Eavesdropper will keep you on the edge of your seat.
What readers are saying
I Am A Werewolf But I'm Different
I like the cadence you set for this. It offered a series of windows into empathising with your werewolf’s isolation. I found the fear of getting too close to its old family touching, and I thought the werewolf’s attachment to the watch made it relatable.
Interesting premise, well done.
Elton James: 06 Jan 2025
The Steam And Sip Eavesdropper
I liked the way you built the tension in this story, so you hooked us in and then revealed a bit more from the couple’s conversation… then a bit more. I also liked the scene setting at the start, even if I did have to look up ‘dreich’ (which I should really have known, to be fair). Well done.
Helen French: 15 Oct 2024
Blondie, Beer And Hogmanay
I love this story, Chuck. The respect we showed our elders, the partying behind their backs, the old-style phones, and the music of Blondie – you captured it all really well. I felt like I had gone back in time.
Rosie Arnold: 10 Dec 2024
Digital Embrace
I enjoyed your story, but would have liked to have seen the relationship explored in even more depth. It was well written and an interesting idea to show both protagonists discover their emerging emotional side through a relationship. I would miss the the bit about wet t-shirt, telling us her wet clothes clung to her body was enough. It was a sad ending. Let’s hope he can take what he’s learned to another relationship.
Jackie Frost: 30 Mar 2025
Digital Embrace
Very Nice! While obviously written in the modern day, it felt like a throwback in some ways to the old school sci-fi of the pulps I enjoy! The emotional throughline was nice, especially the dual development of the characters as they both become more aware of their emotions.
Thanks!!!
Ben: 27 Mar 2025
I Am A Werewolf But I'm Different
A werewolf, a killing machine. But you are different. I read this as part of the critique circle but I’m not into werewolf stories. I read it to see how different your MC could be. It’s such a moving and sad story. Well done.
Kaitlyn Wadsworth: 28 Dec 2024
Short Stories And Tall Tales
Having already been in the lovely position (I know the author) to have read this book .. It’s brill. As a lover of short stories (it’s a life balance), these were great. One caught me out at the last paragraph, another had me thinking .. did I meet them on a cruise? One took me right back to my younger days .. not the same age as the author though, and a reminisce of fun we used to have.
Buy it, guys, you’ll not regret it.
Mary Hamilton: 21 Jun 2025