Alfred C. Martino

Pinned follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, two high school seniors, as they embark on the most important winter of their lives in a quest for the state high school wrestling championship....

Ambientada en el mítico Salvaje Oeste Americano, un vaquero envejecido monta su caballo de confianza tratando de huir del paso del tiempo, mientras recuerda el singular momento que definió su vida con una mujer de su juventud.

As effects of the COVID virus dissipate and workers return to their offices, one of the more important developments in the business and labor market is how employees might negotiate with their supervisors to continue working remotely....

Imagine for a moment you're Marcus Cooper. A slick stranger meets you in a bar. You're drunk. You talk a lot. Without realizing it he's learning about you....

Navigating high school isn't easy for Melinda Radford....

Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: A star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder....

"The Boy and Girl" is a whimsical parable about a boy and girl playing on the beach, growing old together....

Two Tales from Alfred C. Martino includes two short stories from opposite ends of the emotional spectrum: "Requiem for an Athlete" and "Grad School Daydreams".

I have never murdered, and I have never been murdered, but I have dreamed of both....

Set in the mythical Wild West, an aging cowboy deals with the passage of time while recalling a life-defining moment with a woman of his youth....

Tirée de l'esprit de l'auteur Alfred C. Martino, cette nouvelle jaillit des rues sombres et violentes du Los Angeles des années 1990. Comme l'explique le protagoniste, la sueur de la chaleur du sud de la Californie dégoulinant sur son Glock.

Aus der Feder von Autor Alfred C. Martino: Eine Kurzgeschichte, die aus den düsteren und gewalttätigen Straßen des Los Angeles der 1990er Jahre stammt. Der Protagonist erklärt, während ihm der Schweiß der südkalifornischen Hitze auf die Glock tropft.

Un homme d'affaires en voyage s'installe dans une autre chambre de motel. Celle-ci est exactement comme toutes les autres. Les mêmes rideaux fades. Le même papier peint décoloré. La même odeur de renfermé.

Un homme, accablé par le stress de son travail, prend à contrecœur un jour de congé pour se détendre à la plage. Il y rencontre un petit garçon qui change sa vision des moments simples de la vie.

Dans un bar chic, un homme aperçoit, de l'autre côté de la salle bondée, la femme de ses rêves, assise seule. Il ne peut la laisser filer. Lissant sa veste, serrant son nœud de cravate, il s'approche d'elle et engage la conversation. Que faire ensuite ?

La toccante storia di un uomo sulla cinquantina che incontra inaspettatamente (o forse no) il suo migliore amico del liceo, mentre si raccontano le rispettive vite, rinnovano la loro amicizia e rimpiangono il passare di così tanti decenni.

Requiem For An Athlete is a somber tale of the unfulfilled expectations of a once-great athlete, seeing through tear-clouded eyes the trophies and medals of a life long-gone....

Grad School Daydreams is a whimsical story, set in a California university, about a grad school student who daydreams and pines for a beautifully exotic woman sitting next to him in class....

Is your child a gifted student? Most experts in the field of gifted research believe that approximately 3,000,000 children in the US qualify as “gifted,” a number that represents roughly 6% of the school-aged population....

You may have been the toughest kid on your block growing up, but working in some of the following occupations will take your status to the next level. This audio program highlights some of the most physically and mentally challenging, as well as dangerous jobs in the US....