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Title: Familiarity Breeds Attempt

Subtitle: A Short Story

Author: Bill Bernico

Narrator: Glenn Hascall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-13

Publisher: Downwind Publications

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Ralph has it bad. He's in love with Helen, who doesn't know he exists. His plan is to send her letters on a regular basis and sooner or later she's bound to give in. Ralph's friend Tom is not so sure that's such a great idea, you know, with the stalking laws and all. But Ralph persists and personally hands Jerry, the mailman, another of his convincing letters to personally deliver to Helen. Will Helen file a restraining order? Will Tom keep teasing Ralph? Will Jerry get sick of Ralph's letters to Helen? This is a fun listen with a great twist at the end.

You are treated to TWO stories here. The original version (which I thought was lost in a hard drive crash) and version two, which I re-wrote from memory. Both are delightful even in their differences.

Members Reviews:

At least try one of the two

Ralph is head-over-heals hopelessly lost over Helen who has already told him (to no avail) that she only wants to be friends. That doesn't deter Ralph: he KNOWS he can win her over. In fact, the very next love note is BOUND to be the one to do the trick. Tom keeps telling him he'd better back off, but he keeps giving Jerry, the mailman, those letters to deliver day after day hoping Jerry will put in a good word for him.

Only time will tell whether or not Ralph's letter writing campaign will work. You have two versions of the story here to decide if the story works for you or not. For me it didn't, but I can't really say why.

The story itself is a good story so far as the writing went. Looking back on it, I think I was happier about it after reading the first version, and that may be the problem: maybe telling the story twice was just too much for me.

After I finished the book I really had to think about what I would write in a review. Then when I got on my Kindle for the next few days to read, I kept seeing it there and had the same problem. Finally I decided I need to get this done so I can move on, and I really don't think my problem is with the story itself because after having first read it I was fine with it.

The story had a twist at the end, and I found myself smiling although I could see how it could have worked out any number of ways for dear old Ralph. However, I wasn't smiling when I got there a second time. I think it was just too much for me: I think Bernico would have been better off to have chosen one or the other version and just stuck with that.

HOWEVER, that is the beauty of opinion: everyone has a right to their own. And the only way you will know whether or not you agree with me - or which version you prefer - is to check out the book for yourself. At least you can try one of the versions because (as I said) one might even make you smile.