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Hackett has a serious problem and his
therapist by the name of Loebner is not helping at all. Hackett has told him again and again that his
dream every night is always the same. Hackett dreams that a mysterious caller
rings him up and tells him he has to drive to Cleveland. In his dream he gets
dressed and goes out to his car where a briefcase is waiting for him on the
passenger seat. He drives the briefcase to Cleveland and then drives back.
Since the very real drive takes four hours to get there and four hours to get
back it is exhausting.
Hackett needs help and Loebrer isn’t
doing much to help him. Telling his dream over and over again isn’t doing any
good. Something has to change.
This is one of those short stories where
one thinks it is going to go one way and instead it goes in a far different
direction. Once that is accomplished author Lawrence Block ups the ante by
throwing in a couple of more twists. Cleveland in My Dreams is a
fast and ultimately very funny read.
This short story e-book also includes
Chapter One of the new book, The Burglar Who Counted Spoons.
Material was picked up during the author’s recent free read promotion for my use in an objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013, 2022
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