A Humdrum of Shorts is a series of short story fiction and poems by author Michael Lee Lockett. In the fine tradition of American shorts, Lockett entices a cataclysm of macabre and beautiful themes that embrace the limitless wonders of the human psyche. Characters merge in voice and story, indulging the senses to experience a plethora of fascinating tales- all set deep within the recesses of the mind. Each story embarks the reader on a journey through the catacombs of time and space in the existential, abstract progression of being. Perfect for cold, dark evenings, as the earth gasps wearily aware of the universality of mortality, Humdrum will have you bound in chills: your shoulders arched, hairs standing on-end. You'll be questioning the fragmented fallacy of your very own existence. So, before reading, close your eyes, and take one final, conscious, deep breath in anticipation of A Humdrum of Shorts. Trust me, you'll need it. For, you never know where your soul might awake. Perhaps, when you've finished, they may only find a book... where you once thought you were. Collection Titles include: The Most Perfect Shade of Gray, Keeper on the Shadow, The Plumber, Get that Devil Off Your Back, The Narcissist, Yes I Killed the Dog, Reliving Bella Donna, Hush Now, Mommy's Going to Kill You, The Old Scarlet Buzzard, Vampire Folklore: Effey Waters, and a collection of poems.