| About the Book
This
collection of twenty-four short stories embraces a wide range of
provocative subjects and ideas. Some have been hidden away in the
attic of my mind and kept safe from prying eyes until now. Some of
the poems are fictitious, and some are based upon real episodes of
my life. A few of these sketches have a little twist thrown in, a
dash of color, an accent, an embellishment...
Murder,
AIDS, insanity, love, war, secrets, money, weather, friends are
among the themes that decorate my writing. The emotional elements of
life - stress, loneliness, anger, or sadness – color my words. A
still life painting of what we deal with everyday. A woman’s
secret one-night-stand threatens to end her marriage and maybe her
life. A man looks in the mirror and sees his face, but it is someone
else’s eyes looking back at him, determined to cloud his judgment
and manipulate his mind. Poetic snapshots of the realities of life.
Some will make you laugh. Others will make you think. Some will
find you nodding in agreement. Others may make you cringe in
conflict. Some may even provoke hatred or highlight disappointment.
As in the stories of real life, nothing is always the way we want it
to be. Our life stories are not drawn in black and white. Look
between these covers and you might like what you see.
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