My Stories to Tell Collection

Three eBooks packed with rather weird and random short stories from the mind of Alan Crawford

Snippet from Book Review courtesy of Maria Ashford at Book-Shelfie.com

Alan Crawford’s “A Story or Two to Tell” is a memoir-fiction hybrid that doesn’t apologize for its rough edges. The Australian author follows an aging former Environmental Health Officer reflecting on his career from an aged care facility, spinning tales that range from bureaucratic absurdities to personal mishaps with equal irreverence.

The narrator’s voice carries the book—sardonic, unfiltered, and oddly compelling despite his many flaws. Crawford structures the book as a series of interconnected stories prompted by conversations with a caregiver, creating a unique story structure that feels natural rather than forced. The episodic approach works well for material that jumps between different topics from one page to the next.

Crawford’s strength lies both in his original voice and in his willingness to present his protagonist without heroic gloss. The narrator is crude, politically incorrect, and often self-serving, yet Crawford finds moments of genuine insight within this coarseness. His observations about bureaucratic dysfunction and social hypocrisy land more often than not because they come from someone who’s clearly lived through the frustrations he describes. Read the review …

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A Story or Two to Tell is an imagined presentation of two stories with a fanciful resume. All read to the eager audience growing in numbers in the aged care complex. Even though the stories are aimed at a mature audience, they may sometimes seem immature. Of course, most of it is pure fiction. More Stories to Tell continues the reading to the audience, while Very Odd Short Stories is just that, seventeen (17) stories best described as odd or just plain weird.

Many thanks to AllAuthor for their help in promoting the Stories to Tell Collection. What they said about me: Retired, with plenty of time on his hands and a healthy dose of grumpiness, Alan Crawford has started sharing his rather strange stories. “A Story or Two to Tell” is just the beginning of a collection that leans into sarcasm, cynicism, and a twisted take on the world. Inspired by the likes of Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Douglas Adams, he sits at his computer and lets whatever bubbles up. Read full interview…

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