What Friends Are For: A Tragicomic Short Story
About this ebook
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance to get out of the house and share the company of another woman. But Kate is everything Tracy isn’t, and she finds herself questioning her new companion’s motives. After a chance meeting turns their expedition sour, Tracy gets her answer, but it’s not one she’s expecting…
A fascinating tale of human faults, fears, and frailty, What Friends Are For is the fourth instalment in a series of surprising and darkly humorous short stories. While sharing a linked universe, each story in the saga stands alone and they can be read in any order. If you like relatable characters, amusing dialogue, and action spiced with both comedy and tragedy, then you’ll love J.B. Reynolds’s Crossing The Divide short story series.
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About the author
J.B. Reynolds lives in rural Northland, New Zealand, where he raises children and chickens. He writes humorous fiction in which tragedy meets comedy and character reigns supreme. His first short story was published while he was a university student, and in between that and a return to serious writing in 2016 he has worked as a graphic designer, landscaper, ski and snowboard technician, film critic, librarian, apple picker, and baker of muffins and teacakes. His first novel, Taking the Plunge, was published in 2019.
Nowadays, when not writing, he's a husband, father, and high school teacher (not necessarily in that order). He enjoys sailing, cycling, and playing music, really loud, when his wife and kids aren't at home. He has a big garden where he likes to get his fingernails dirty, and he loves to eat the things that grow in it.
