Outskirts Press, INC.

Includes the award winning story PORTRAIT OF JULIE

In the city of Buffalo, NY, lives a diverse and eclectic population of people. You will meet some of these people in "Buffalo Stories." There is Seever Dilliard, a drug addict who can't seem to climb out of the hole he's dug for himself. And Gwen Davignon, a photographer and recovering alcoholic, who is in love with her best friend and afraid to tell her so. There is Amy Ashton, whose Obsessive Compulsive Disorder prevents her from getting over John Lennon's murder. And gamblers Craig Wyatt and Sam Flannery, who both turn out to be completely different than Ezekiel Waarchinski believes they are. You will meet a painter named Daniel who is struggling with his love for a married woman. Lastly, you will meet Casey Castiglione and Kira Nailor, whose new-found friendship puts them on a surprising path.

"Buffalo Stories" charts new waters for author Diane Meholick. These short stories embrace themes and subjects that she hasn't written about before. But her time travel fans need not despair because Meholick hasn't forsaken them. A rousing time travel tale is included. So come, readers, take book in hand, pull up a chair, and visit Buffalo, NY.

Life changed after Lennon. In fact, for me, it changed the minute I heard about his death. I was lying in bed, awake, hung over, and wondering who the hell was lying next to me and how he’d gotten there. The radio alarm kicked on and I cursed myself for not remembering to shut it off before going to the club the night before. I reached over to press the off button and my arm stopped in mid-air. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The announcer said that John Lennon had been shot and killed outside the Dakota in New York City.
I laid there stunned. John Lennon was dead? That just wasn’t possible. John Lennon couldn’t die. He was, in a word, immortal.