| Author: Steven Thor Gunnin
Date: any time Setting: a small-town chapel in Hobb's End Availability: in the anthology Consequences |
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Story: Jake, wielding a shotgun, is determined that the preacher is going to make his wedding to Peggy legal. Not everyone agrees that this is a good idea.
Commentary: "Shotgun Wedding" is a very short story, and yet it manages to get in several good twists and a play on words. If I say much about it at all, I'll be giving too much away. The coarse speech pattern of Jake is totally believable. On the other hand, there are some repetitious or awkward phrases that detract from the readability, and one break in point of view.
On the whole, the story works well, and provides the reader with an interesting take on the title phrase.
 | Author info: Steven Thor Gunnin is a graphic designer who writes in his spare time, and is a big fan of George Romero (Night of the Living Dead). He has had other stories published in Elements of the Soul
Consequences is available as a paperback, or in ebook format. |
Rating:
Language skills 5
Depth of meaning 5
