A Few Strange Matters: Short Stories

8 off-beat short stories from award-winning author Robin Brande: A child has a mysterious knack for survival in "Brindle."A woman suspects her neighbor of spying on her in "Flasher."In "Nude, Smiling," a young woman creates a unique way to pay for law school. In "A Skip of the Mind," a physicist must discover the secret to time travel if he wants to save his dying wife.A teen girl understands the physics behind popularity in "The Girl Who Can Program High School."A young woman wonders if sparing her child a life of torment is "A Kindness, Really."The smart, studious sister is treated like the family misfit in "Two-Eyes."And a woman finally finds relief from a secret she's been carrying for years when someone reveals their own secret in "Thanks to the Perv in the Hardware Store.