Stand Up Johnny: A Short Story

Johnny lives his life by the numbers. Rule #1: Whatever you do, don't make Johnny angry.(Note: "Stand Up Johnny" is a short story. It is also available in the author's 10-story collection, Daggyland #1.) * * *The old man had big plans now that Johnny was back home.But there were going to be some rules around here from now on.Johnny had some rules, too.First off, don't make Johnny angry.This country noir short story first appeared in the online crime fiction magazine, Plots With Guns. * * *"D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." -Bookviews Joseph D'Agnese has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, This Old House, and many other publications. His science writing has been published extensively in Discover, Seed and Wired, and was twice named to the annual anthology, Best American Science Writing. His crime fiction has appeared in Shotgun Honey, Beat to a Pulp, Plots With Guns, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. One of his short stories won the 2015 Derringer Award for short mystery fiction, another was shortlisted for the 2014 Derringer Award, and a third was chosen by bestselling author James Patterson for the prestigious anthology, Best American Mystery Stories 2015.