Published books

"Christmas in Cambridge" is a poignant, introspective drama that follows Joseph (Joe) Smith, a cynical, sixty-something reclusive novelist, as he makes a painful journey to Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Christmas Eve to bury his mother. The narrative explores themes of deep-seated family trauma, paralyzing guilt, and the thin line between self-preservation and suffocating isolation.

Skeeter, an ex-con, has gone straight for 20 years since his release. He started a seaside net-mending business in the old yard and is content with the peaceful life he's built for himself. But when a former prisonmate shows up unannounced—certainly uninvited—his nerves are set on edge. When the uninvited guest turns up floating in the harbor, questions are sure to be asked!
Enjoy this and other stories in this collection from the creative mind of Randy Linss!

Dreams are fascinating things. Many people look deeply into their meanings to enjoy them as entertainment. During my lifetime, I've enjoyed some fantastically bizarre dreams - some of which I can remember long enough after waking to write down. The stories in this book are among those. In addition, I've included a section of ten poems that I've dabbled at. If you try not to think too deeply about any perceived meaning behind these dreams, you can best enjoy them as intended. Newly updated with additional stories. 189 pages.

It's the First of June, and two boys, Reed Weston and Keith Durham, who just graduated from high school, decide to take a road trip through Nebraska, the Dakotas, and into Canada. Somewhere along a lightly traveled back road, Keith vanishes! Given his propensity to play practical jokes, Reed isn't convinced Keith is truly missing. Forced to face reality, his search leads him on an adventurous journey through Native American sacred grounds where others have gone missing over the years.
This story will take you on more twists and turns than an Ozark Mountain backroad. Just when you think you have the answers to what has happened, you'll be blindsided by the actual story's ending.

There was a day when the streets were kept safe by the likes of Dick Tracy, Marlowe, the Hardy Boys, and Hercule Peroit. For readers who grew up with them, it's sad to see what these sleuths' turf has become. If you're growing tired of books, movies, and music that bombard you with sex, blood & gore, and graphic violence, there's hope on the horizon.…

Life is a series of continual ups and downs. We each deal with them differently. Their effects can range wildly, from a dark depression to violent responses. The stories in this book provide a glimpse into a troubled mind searching for an appropriate response to life's struggles.
A collection of fictional short stories capturing the mood and mindset of a troubled and depressed mind.
These are some of the author's most compelling works—a must-read for creative short story lovers.