Savor bite-sized stories in the moving anthology, Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Divine. Take a brief peek into the lives of some of the most influential people in American history and view small pieces of the past. With striking images to further stimulate the imagination, each story is succinctly written, engaging the reader, and evoking the desired emotion for the story. Included are stories about Bonnie and Clyde, Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, plus some poignant slices of life during the Depression, World War Two, and the Viet Nam war. Dive in and be transported to another place and time.

Tantalizing and heartwarming, Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Divine is a collection of award-winning stories certain to entertain readers of all ages. I appreciated how the author, Mr. Cohen, honors those of the past while preserving their stories. It's a beautiful tribute to fallen heroes, the firefighters of 9/11, and those that built our country into what it is today. Mr. Cohen is a multi-award-winning writer of over ten novels, multiple short stories, and has experience as a CBS Radio Station News Service Commentator, Antarctic explorer, scientist, engineer, and private investigator. His many experiences shine through his work, breathing life into his stories. Included are stories from his young adult pen-name, Alyssa Divine, giving this book a delightful mix of masculine short stories and a few larger pieces that are sure to draw the reader in from the beginning to the very end.

Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist is a collection of 62 stories that explore different aspects of manhood: war, crime, imprisonment, drug cartels, fatherhood, memories of the deceased, friendship, infidelity, gambling, and more. Each narrative has a picture that hints to readers what it's about. One story depicts a man who is haunted by ghosts from his past and memories about a war buddy he lost in Iraq. Another tale portrays a discussion between two colleagues, with one of them mentioning their fear of getting up a ladder at home. Many of the narratives in Theodore Jerome Cohen's tenth collection of flash fiction are 250 words or less and are inspired by interesting or unusual photographs found on the Internet.

I agree with Theodore Jerome Cohen's statement: "They're best savored in small helpings." The stories are not only in the texts but also in my thoughts and imagination about the environments and characters while and after reading them. In fact, the slam-bang endings gave me a new perspective of the narratives, and I would reflect on what I had previously read from a different perspective after reading the last sentences. My favorite story, which was inspired by a true event, is about a student with an unknown medical condition and the compassionate acts by the entire class. Apart from heartwarming stories such as this, some stories are structured like jokes and others portray a serious theme centered on a male character. If you love short narratives that tug at your heartstrings, make you laugh, and give you several concepts to think about and get lost in, you would enjoy Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist.