THE OLD LADY IN THE NEWSPAPER

by Stephen Jon Schares

302 pages

The Old Lady in the Newspaper doesn't tell people what they want to hear. She tells them what they need to hear. Freda is her own woman. She is one of a kind, and proud of it. She tells it like it is-The World According to Freda. People living on the fringes of their minds now have a Messiah. Just not the one they hoped for.

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About the Book
I write about the theatre of the absurd, of which there is no shortage of subjects or topics. This is a book steeped in satire. It is not for the feint of heart, or the humorless drones that plague our world. You know who you are. Be forewarned. I don’t write like you do. Read the Disclaimer—This book does not contain political correctness. The Old Lady doesn’t tell people what they want to hear. She tells them what they need to hear. If you have a problem with the Old Lady, take it up with her. But trust me, she doesn’t care. Freda is her own woman. She is one of a kind, and proud of it. She tells it like it is—The World According to Freda. People living on the fringes of their minds now have a Messiah. Just not the one they hoped for. As for me, I’m just the conduit. As any good writer knows, once you create a character, they take on a life of their own. I just try to keep up. P.S. This book did not employ sensitivity readers.
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THE RIVER: A Collection of Short Stories by Stephen Jon Schares This collection of stories starts in one place, and ends up in another. In between are splices of what our lives are - humor, pathos, irony, sarcasm, insight, the brevity of life - all sides of the same coin. The things that bind us, just as often divide us. Quiet Roads by Stephen Jon Schares The dance between words on a page has the ability to move us in many directions. How we react to those words, both as a reader and a writer, tells more about ourselves than we might think. Words have staying power beyond pen on paper, words spoken aloud. The Electric Universe: A Collection of Poems by Stephen Jon Schares This book is a collection of poems ranging from Space to Earth to Family — from the vastness of the Universe to the intimacies of interpersonal relationships. Life, the meaning of life, and historical contexts permeate numerous poems.

About the Author
	In addition to this second novel, Stephen Schares has also published a collection of short stories and four books of poetry. An Iowa transplant, he lives the life of Riley (whoever that is) in San Diego with his wife and teenage twins.