The Beautiful and the Absurd: Stories for Our Times

[From "Unbelievable Therapist in the Morgue," p. 105] "It's like sex therapy. I follow a self-created standard procedure in stimulating deceased women to bring them back to life." "You think this is quite the joke, don't you?" said the prosecutor. "No," said Steels. "Everyone knows that somewhere between eight thousand and fifteen thousand patients die in Canada every year because crowding in the emergency department delays them getting treatment. My patients are among these pitiful people.Some of them may be declared dead before they really are. I have a simple therapy that works for some of them. I love them. I try my therapy on all of them. I enjoy doing it."[From "Never Came Back" p. 202] "I hate you, I hate this house, and I'm leaving for good!" Teenage Jed was furious that his father had destroyed his computer. He began flinging clothing into a reusable shopping bag. "Go and don't ever come back," Mr. Brave shouted back, as furious as his son. [Unfortunately, he never came back.] ContentsLove and RomanceAgeless Romance Reunion 7Oh, Life! 13Triangle Marriage 29Lover's Shoelace 37 Heartwarming AnecdotesA Father Who Shines 44Ray's Favorite Saying 58Forgotten Favors 68Love and Joy 77A Lovely Dental Patient 83 Crime and PunishmentMiracle Escape in Toronto 86Unbelievable Therapist in the Morgue 93Heroic Mother and Daughter 108Surprise Arrests 116Brutal Animal Cruelty 123Telling the Truths in the Dark Room 132Screaming Woman in the Clinic 137 Landlords and TenantsMay and Her Tenants 139American Dream in the Making 146Cause of Eric's Tragedy 150A Landlord Speaks Out 159 Children under ProtectionPerfect Candidate for a Bravery Medal 167Foster Parents at Work 179Fleeing Father 182Christmas Gift for Chalway 185A Fight Between Father and Son 189Harvard University Boy 193 Parenting at IssueNever Came Back 201A Child in Pain 204"My Daddy Touches Me" 206A Daughter That Is Not 209Parents' Meeting on LGBTQ2+ Issues 213

• | Author: Freeman J. Wong
• | Publisher: Bestview Scholars Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 05, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00220 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 189684829X
• | ISBN-13: 9781896848297