# Press Book news. Short stories. Humor. From Preston Pairo, author of Dreams for the End of Summer, The Pretty Woman Who Lived Next Door, and other thrillers, contemporary romances, and mysteries. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Tall Woman](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/the-tall-woman) _2026-02-24 · Preston Pairo_ a Hitman Jake story ## [La Swank Tutu](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/la-swank-tutu) _2026-01-29 · Preston Pairo_ a cartoon ## [RX for a Good Night Sleep](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/rx-for-a-good-night-sleep) _2025-12-23 · Preston Pairo_ Thanks for reading Press! ## [Any Day Now](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/any-day-now) _2025-12-04 · Preston Pairo_ A eulogy for a friendship ## [Open Carry. Open Season. Let the Florida good times and gunfire roll!](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/open-carry-open-season-let-the-florida) _2025-10-29 · Preston Pairo_ Carrying a handgun in public is now legal in Florida. ## [Replating](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/replating) _2025-08-21 · Preston Pairo_ Requiem for Grandmother's Dishes ## [The Generational Waiting Line](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/the-generational-waiting-line) _2025-07-29 · Preston Pairo_ A short story about what people stand (in line) for. ## [Red, White, & Bullets](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/red-white-and-bullets) _2025-04-19 · Preston Pairo_ Redundancy or Asset? A Patriotic Hitman Jake story. ## [I'm Sorry I Asked](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/im-sorry-i-asked) _2025-02-26 · Preston Pairo_ The Planet is Ticked Off ... but not for the reasons you might think. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G0uJi7WyGtXR) _2025-02-26 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Rich Aunt Minna's Palm Beach Murders](https://prestonpairo.substack.com/p/rich-aunt-minnas-palm-beach-murders) _2025-01-24 · Preston Pairo_ This may be the most fun you'll ever have reading a mystery!