Memory Misses

by Veda Dalsette

Two original stories inspired by classic cinema. If you liked the movie, you'll love its Cinspiration.

MISS CANTALOUPE was inspired by the 1966 film "Mister Buddwing" starring James Garner and Jean Simmons.

When most women miss a month, they're either pregnant or menopausal, but Pixie Pilar, Copy Chief of Packaged Goods at a Manhattan ad agency, has literally lost a month. From her last memory in June, 1957, to the moment she "awakens" at a fruit salad factory assembly line and proceeds to smash cantaloupes, a month has passed. No one around her can tell her where she is or how she got there, because they speak a language she's never heard before.

She makes it to the sheriff's office of this small town, where everyone is currently trapped due to a road-blocking, transmission line-breaking storm, and finally gets some information in English but nothing about her. Sheriff Vantrees spurs her to reveal her career girl struggles for clues, while he tries to keep her lawbreaking antics in check.

The mystery is picked at like a knee scab, revealing a beau with a secret, Canadian contraband, and cantaloupes as the keys to unlock Pixie's recent past and steer her to a brighter future.

THE MANHATTAN CRYPTOANALYST was inspired by the 1962 film "The Manchurian Candidate" starring Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra.

While on a blind date, a young woman is "activated" by her companion to participate in an international caper in the world of espionage.

Set in 1966, this fun tale knows how to put the secret in secret agent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796217662
• ISBN13: 9781796217667
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"