Shorts: Poems and Short Stories

Shorts: Poems and Short Stories

Covering a wide range of topics, many based on observations, others purely imaginary, and some a creative mix of the real and unreal, Shorts: Poems and Short Stories is Charles Lopez Bruns’ third book. Available in paperback, it includes his poem on the colorful history of Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.A., “The Friendly City: No Vacancy,” as well as 38 other original poems and four previously unpublished short stories. Charles Lopez was born to Cuban immigrants who settled in New York City before the Revolution. After his parents divorced and he returned from an extended stay in Cuba, he began learning to speak English. Five years later his mother remarried, he moved to New Jersey and became known as Charles Bruns. He began working as a journalist while a teenager and launched his corporate communication career during college. Along the way, he married and raised a family. But he never stopped thinking about who he is and what he isn't or writing in his second language. Charles lives with his wife, Noreen, in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he continues writing about a wide range of topics in a variety of formats.