3 Short Stories

Three short stories that demonstrate the incompetence of government and the cruelty of politics that is on display.

The End - The 1960's, Civil Unrest Reveals. A threatened and bigoted America demands a response. A secret government solution unfolds. Racial unrest is calmed. Unimaginable consequences are revealed 20 years later at the Center for Disease Control by a young probationary employee, Francis Trotter. Will anyone listen to him or will he be silenced?

Where Satan Sits - Evil exists in every common place. Town Manager Cabot Anderson experiences the accumulation of that force through the actions of his employer, Town Supervisor April Buhler. A succinct Story of Evil and Tragedy. Public Administrator Cabot Anderson surrenders a promising Federal post to accept a Hometown government office. The good that he performs is swallowed by impending evil. The Town enjoys a new prosperity while Cabot is destroyed.

The Land Of No, Where - You would not allow your tax accountant to perform cataract surgery, why would you want them in government? Beware if you commit a service provider only to be serviced by a profit motivator. This short story is centered in a small village which destroyed itself. This happened not because the supervising board was stupid, but because government was not their business.

About the author - Mr. Repp is no stranger to politics, with nearly 50 years of Political/Government Operations. Mr. Repp has taken that experience and is now sharing with his readers. He was first elected to chair a county political organization at the age of 24 and served for 20 years. He was a County Supervisor of Elections, District Manager for the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, appointed by both the Carter and Reagan administrations, candidate for US House of Representatives, 1978, 35th C.D. at the age of 33, Upstate NY Town Manager, Long Island NY Village Administrator on Fire Island and City Economic Development Manager at Lauderhill, Florida. Mr. Repp holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration and once taught school at the middle school level.

Award Winning Author of Power Play

Keywords: Power, Government, Morality, Destruction, Civilization, Etiquette, Politics, Evil, Small Town, Tragedy, Federal, Business, Money, Evil, Public Service