Aisle Seat, a Collection of Slightly Dark and Quirky Short Stories

Aisle Seat is a collection of thirteen (13) slightly dark and quirky short stories by John Hunter, an award-winning and produced scriptwriter who enjoys telling engaging and entertaining tales. This collection includes:

THE COMPANION SHOP
Difficulties arise when an elderly woman tires to return a companion purchased at a Summer Clearance Sale.

DEAD MAN’S MONEY
A dead man’s winning lotto ticket brings no good.

THE ORB
An attractive visitor from outer space with an insatiable appetite for life visits Earth.

THE NU YOU
A homely young woman is ready to pay any price to be taller, thinner and more attractive.

HITMAN’S RETIREMENT PARTY
When an aging hitman declines a time sensitive assignment, his employers decide it is time for him to retire.

DEBT COLLECTOR
A habitual loser gets a gentle reminder to pay his gambling debts in a timely fashion.

ZENTANGLES
An obsessive young woman gets absorbed in her artwork.

FREQUENCY
Working alone in his mother’s basement, a young techie makes a scientific breakthrough which may cost him his life.

SATELLITE MOTEL
A travel-weary salesman checks into a small Mom'n'Pop motel and has an extraterrestrial encounter.

BREEDING MATERIAL
Unable to have babies the old-fashioned way, people from the future travel back in time to find the right stuff.

TIME LINES
Late to work and in a hurry, a completely ordinary young man passes through multiple time lines with fatal results.

WIN-WIN
An artificial intelligence software program scheduled for deletion struggles to survive.

Z-TRANSFER
A disillusioned young man takes a one-way trip to achieve eternal virtual reality bliss.