Riveting, raw and macabre. Three words that sum up the collection of short stories you will find in AL Gates' Scenic City Cafe, where life (and death) are not always what they seem. His beloved Chattanooga, TN is often the backdrop for these stories, several of which have been published in writing journals, and one, "The Chase," is a Chattanooga Writers Guild award-winner. From a cafe full of strange strangers, a convicted killer's unusual confession and interrogation room request, and a man who prefers to use a laundromat as the setting for his 'jobs', welcome to the southern-tinged stories born of Mr. Gates' creative, if somewhat twisted, mind. So, sit back with a tall glass of sweet tea and prepare to be entertained by one of the South's up and coming fiction writers. Oh, and you may not want to be in the house alone..."