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Title: Monterey Shorts by Walter Gourlay, Frances Rossi, Mark Angel, Shaheen Schmidt, Byron Merritt, Pat Hanson, Lele Dahle, Ken Jones, Mike Tyrrel, Chris Kemp ISBN: 0967684846 Publisher: Thunderbird Press Pub. Date: 10 October, 2002 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.69

Rating: 5
Summary: Fine ,fresh, fun fiction from Monterey
Comment: This book is great and I'm buying another copy for my sister. The stories are well-crafted, written in a variety of genres, and each writer captures a little of the essence of the Monterey Peninsula.
I found the lead story, "Reunion", a romantic fantasy by Walter Gourlay, to be especially moving and poignant, not only because I was around during the period (1943) in which the story is set, and I remember the old tunes, but because of the air of eerie mystery surrounding the two lovers.

The children's story by Mike Tyrrel is absolutely wonderful. I will read it to my grandchildren. I hope he writes more stories like this.
Byron Merritt's science-fiction spoof is hilarious, especially his sleuth's extra-terrestrial partner, a gelatinous blob in a coffee cup.
Mark Angel's scuba divers, Lele Dahle's tragic account of growing up in Carmel Valley, Chris Kemp's story of weird witchery, Francis Rossi's attempted murder, Ken Jones' Russian sub, Pat Hanson's hot tubs that talk, and Shaheen Schmidt's place to heal--each story has its own charm. Together they make a delightful volume to read and give as a gift.
The clever cover by local artist Dan Koffman captures the ambience of Cannery Row and is a fit introduction to the collection.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Gift - Sure to Please!
Comment: The authors of Monterey Shorts let their imaginations go wild with amazing characters and marvelously creative plot twists.  Monte-Ray Gunn by Byron Merritt is a science fiction comedy of the craziest kind set in the year 3000!  The Monterey Intergalactic Aquarium? A black blob that lives in a coffee cup?  A Xenophobic cop that acts, and talks, like a Sam Spade character?  A murder?  Chuckle away.  I did.  In A Flash of Red Frances Rossi creates a more serious mood as she shares the healing process of a woman who has experienced every woman's worst fear through a parable set in Pacific Grove ... where 'things' are not always as they seem.  Shaheen Schmidt's A Place to Heal presents the Peninsula as most of us know it, a refuge where relationships matter more than competing in the corporate rat race.  Mike Tyrrel views the world from a charming perspective in Dot's Dad Visits Dinosaur Town where adults are timid and unsure, and children comfort and know all the correct answers. In Borscht in the Bay, Ken Jones' engaging cast of characters (mysterious visitors, a seasoned and frustrated cop, a lovable busybody...) play a soft-peddled game of cat and mouse around beautiful Pacific Grove. I want to read more about the adventures of these characters!    Mark Angel entices the reader to take a deep breath and go under the ocean waves with his divers in Mortuary Beach where his cleverly crafted story entertains and instructs on the high and low points of this challenging sport.  Isn't hot tubbing supposed to be relaxing?  Not if the hot tubs could tell your secrets!  Pat Hanson's imaginative tale in If the Tubs Could Talk gives a voice to hot tubs at a local spa!  The supernatural theme really takes off in Chris Kemp's Resurrected where family members with special powers deal with relationship challenges we ordinary folks face!  Lele Dahle exquisitely crafts a story that shares the impact of a childhood friendship and a loss of innocence with the reader.  In the lead story, "Reunion", by Walter E. Gourlay, a university professor returns to 1943 and finds his lost love waiting for him at the Soldier's Club at Fort Ord. A romantic time-travel - or is it a ghost story with metaphysical overtones of lost love and wasted lives? This beautifully written story kept me riveted until its startling end This collection says 'good bye' to boring, worn out formulas that we've all read a million times! A great gift that offers a story to please every taste

Rating: 4
Summary: I'm not a local
Comment: When I put down this book and looked up, I was surprised to see I was not in the Pacific Grove/Monterey area. This book takes you, almost physically, to the Monterey penninsula. The descriptions just make you want to pack a bag and go visit (well, except for murders, attacks, suicide and witchcraft). I particularly enjoyed "Reunion" and "Borscht in the Bay". In fact, I look forward to finding out what kind of trouble "Woody" gets involved in next...and I would sure like one of those burgers from The Grill.

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