Bøger af Vic Fortezza

20 short stories in the tradition of The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock. Dreams, Nightmares, schemes, past lives, war, high-rolling and mayhem...tales that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Brooklyn born and raised, Freddie and Tony are lifelong friends, despite having very different personalities. After settling scores, they embark on a cross country trip. When not on the prowl for women, they engage in long conversations in which present and past merge. In such close proximity, the relationship is threatened. Will it sever? Sex, violence, locker room talk, political incorrectness. Set in early 1987. Mature audiences only.

Charley LaRocca is ringmaster of two circuses, his family and the Silver Futures pit at his job in the wacky world of commodity trading. Witness a year in his life as he copes with a rebellious teenage daughter, the dog eat dog philosophy at his place of employment, and an obsession with the New York Mets. The year is 1988. "Open Outcry" is the way at the Exchange. The electronic trading that would eventually supplant it is but a pipe dream at which many scoff. What is all the yelling and screaming about? Come inside and see. None of the incidents is exaggerated. Caution: aggressive men under intense pressure do and say regrettable things. Political correctness is out the window. The trading floor was one of the last outposts of speech that was truly free. The novel concentrates on personalities, not trading technique or strategy. It is another chapter in the human comedy, the bittersweet mystery of life. This is how it was. Immature audiences only.

31 short stories, two screenplays, a one-act play, a teleplay. Explorations of the bittersweet mystery of life, forays into sheer fun, and a few trips to the dark side of human nature. Something for everyone.

Early 1980, the sexual revolution is in full swing. An old fashioned guy meets a modern woman. Eventually sparks fly. A battle of wills ensues. Who will prevail? Can one love and be free? Can a novel be explicit and meaningful? Set in Brooklyn. Warning: Sexual Content. Mature audiences only.

Tom Harte is in his final days in Vietnam. His sweetheart, Kitty, awaits in the Midwest. Five Cents has four levels: love story, the readjustment of a combat veteran to civilian life, the social changes America is undergoing, and the joy brought by the senses. Harte is not the stereotypical Vietnam veteran depicted by Hollywood. He represents the greater majority.

It's the 80's. Vinyl is king. Four guys from Brooklyn team with a drifter and an ambitious Ivy league educated manager to create rock n roll history. Will they avoid the trappings of the trade? How will success change them? Rising Star -- Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll. Mature audiences only.

A day in the life of an average New Yorker, thoughts and actions, fair and foul, right and wrong. The odyssey goes from his home in Brooklyn to a subway commute to his job at the commodity exchange at Four World Trade Center, lunch in lower Manhattan, the trip home, a visit to his mom, who is in the first stages of Alzheimer's; and home again. Throughout the day he encounters a variety of characters. He experiences laughter and sorrow, joy and tears, frustration and anger. A microcosm of the human condition. Sexual content, political incorrectness. Mature audiences only.