The Stroboscopic Life of Blake Winkler

Eight fictional tales that include a pastor who accidentally hires the devil as church secretary; an accountant who logically tries to learn to feel emotion; three songwriters who plot to kill their publisher; and Blake Winkler, the aging rocker with an unfortunate tic who realizes he has wasted his life.

Eight stories that range from the odd and darkly funny to sentimental. They include the tale of a pastor who accidentally hires the devil as church secretary; an accountant who logically tries to learn to feel emotion; three songwriters who plot to kill their publisher; and Blake Winkler, the aging rocker with an unfortunate tic who realizes he has wasted his life. There is also the man who returns to fishing after a twenty year hiatus under the watchful eye of a stray cat and the private in the Viet Nam war who receives an unexpected penalty after slacking on guard duty.

Stefanie Fife is a professional cellist in Los Angeles where she has recorded for television and movie scores such as “Up,” “Moneyball,” and “Lost,” and artists including Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, and Elton John. As a composer, she written and produced two award winning children's albums, "Ride 'n' Sing Along" (winner of Parents' Choice Silver Medal, and NAPPA Honors) and "Lullabies & Fireflies," which won a NAPPA Honors award. Her humorous essays have been published in Skirt! Magazine. This is her first short story collection.