Leah Looks At: Stories From the Motel Sick, edited by Michael Allen Rose
This delightful anthology contains tales from the following:
Shane McKenzie
Bridget D. Brave
Jeff Strand
John Bruni
Brian Pinkerton
Courtney Rader
Christine Morgan
Christopher Hawkins
Michael Allen Rose
Cynthia Pelayo
David Agranoff
Matt Dinniman
David Scott Hay
John Baltisberger
Garrett Cook
Jason Rizos
Elizabeth Broadbent
Jim Marcus
Sauda Namir
John Chambers
John Wayne Communale
John Skipp
GENRE: Bizarro, Speculative
EDITOR: Michael Allen Rose
PUBLISHER: RoShamBo Publishing
PRICE: $16.99
Release Date: 11/26/2025
Print ISBN: 979-8-3493-2086-6
E-Book ISBN: 979-8-3493-2087-3
For the sake of brevity, I shall grant a minimum of words to each tale contained.
Introduction: Shane McKenzie
A reminder of the wonders of the process of creation and the enjoyment found in doing so. A celebration of imagination and construction from nothing to something on the page.
Bridget D Brave offers a waiver and agreement on behalf of the Motel.
Room 657 – Jeff Strand – The Honeymoon Suite
We are provided with a stay in one of their honeymoon suites. Shit, I’ll take a bed like that.
Room 210 – John Bruni – Family Tradition
In which generational curses are broken – some traditions don’t need to be followed.
Room 16 – Brian Pinkerton – Saving Morton Davenport
Follow the wild journey of a prosthetic leg, and Kansas City baseball earns a mention in this purgatory of elevators.
Room 11,700 – Christine Morgan – The Authentic Experience
Mysterious destinations manifest with an ancient flavor.
Room 617 – Christopher Hawkins – Gideons
In which the best laid plans fall victim to quite the distraction.
Michael Allen Rose – IN CASE OF FIRE
In case of fire, all exit plans from the Motel Sick must be placed within prominent, public view.
Room 337 – Cynthia Pelayo – Osteologist
We learn the simple satisfaciton of putting things together once more.
Room 12 – David Agranoff – The Wormholerin’ Room
Jaunts through time. Despite what some media outlets have led us to believe, they are not bigger on the inside.
Room 4? – Matt Dinniman – I’ve Always Had a Thing for Wayne Newton
Sometimes the missions we complete are just for us.
Room 118 – David Scott Hay – The Woman Who Dies
A delightful tale of vengeance left unfulfilled far too long.
Room 1,653 – John Baltisberger – Love and Lust in the Age of Destruction
I audibly cheered for the protagonist as an infamous scene from a certain holiday film reappears through a comically warped lens. Put it on.
Room 33 – Garrett Cook – The Ruggieri Room
What is the price of power?
Room 10,000,000 – Jason Rizos – Ten Million
Just getting started on a project can often be the most difficult part.
Room 240 – Elizabeth Broadbent – 240
P.S.: finally…
Room 1,299 – Jim Marcus – Amuerka
Count those grains as they pass through the hourglass.
Room 66 – Room Sixty-Six – John Chambers
You can pry a grasshopper from your cheek and pick sand from your teeth on this route.
Room 21 – Stacks on Stacks – John Wayne Communale
All that money could burn a hole in more than just your pocket.
Room 69 – Bridget D. Brave – Kraftig Förtrolighet
Alight with profound alliteration, a recently wed couple bear witness to itimacies laid bare.
Room 2,700 – Elizabeth Broadbent – Let There Be Light
Illumination becomes most powerful in the darkest of spaces.
Room ∞ – John Skipp – The Last Room at the End of the Very Last Hall
Some go out with the greatest explosives, others supply a whispered protest, and some of us just got that drip.