This intriguing and entertaining collection of short stories reveals the complexity of living life without a net. Gritty characters are confronted with overpowering dramatic events that are never seamlessly woven. The reader is drawn into their distinctive frailty and yearning to rise above the clamor and fearlessly face their vulnerabilities and faults. Each story is devotedly crafted with evocative features, endearing people, a sense of place, disjointed relationships, endeavoring to attain acceptance and compassion.
This intriguing and entertaining collection of short stories reveals the complexity of living life without a net. Gritty characters are confronted wit...
When Harold is faced with an untimely retirement, his cautious life begins to unravel. His wife demands a chance to create a place for herself, while their peaceful neighborhood is thrust into a perilous struggle between racial groups. Harold retreats to his oasis, the gardens that has been his save haven and salvation since childhood.
Shel Weissman is a writer who is compassionate and honest in revealing the tragedy of his characters, and their moral awakening. He has a unique intuition and subtlety about their character, and often astonished over their ability to take back their lives...
When Harold is faced with an untimely retirement, his cautious life begins to unravel. His wife demands a chance to create a place for herself, whi...
The clouds held the kind of light that looked like blood.The Morgans sat on the porch, and reminist.They were desperately casting about for something to keep their mood from turning dark blue." John returned to the family's New England beach house to confront his own failings, the ghost of his departed father, and his sister's traumatic secret. The Day of Reckoning is a story that builds with intensity, and challenges a once proud family to reveal their misery, and sense of hope.
The clouds held the kind of light that looked like blood.The Morgans sat on the porch, and reminist.They were desperately casting about for something ...
"Stan bought an open second class ticket to Belgrade, and packed food to reduce expenses. The Yugoslavian landscape was dreary; in winter, the animals were in the barn and the fields were blanketed with snow." Midnight Train to Trieste tells the story of Stan Ivy, an American university student on his first globetrotting experience through Europe. He was unprepared for his struggles with a near rape in his train compartment, local sadistic soldiers, and a gypsy globetrotter who altered his perceptions about the world. This is a poignant tale that generates both mesmerizing suspense and...
"Stan bought an open second class ticket to Belgrade, and packed food to reduce expenses. The Yugoslavian landscape was dreary; in winter, the animals...
