Megabucks

Ray's got a problem: His wife's parents have won the lotteryjust as he's in the process of leaving her for another woman. Although he's successfully self-employed, how can he avoid the temptation of returning to a marriage that's suddenly a lot more appealing? Set in rural Maine, The Megabucks explores moral choice in an age of economic desperation. ';At the end of it, I was smiling in satisfaction of knowing I had just finished a tale that was very well told. The piece is also just plain well-written. The ending is remarkable, as it would have been so easy to succumb to cliche, something Dolleman totally side-steps in a fresh and gratifying way.'Clay Reynolds, Final Judge ';The Megabucks is a gripping story of one small town's struggle to cope with a sudden shift in expectations. With a handful of characters and sixty-some pages, Rusty Dolleman paints a tragic and telling portrait of a culture that values the quick fortune over the fair wage.'Tyler Mcmahon, author of Kilometer 99 and How The Mistakes Were Made ';This story whispers over your skin, hooks into your gut, and barrels up though the knuckles of your spine.'Matt W. Miller, author of Club Icarus and Cameo Diner