About the Book Blue Smoke is an offbeat narrative on weathering the whims of the daily unknown. Employing essay and verse, it s ripe with chronicles of scarcity, resentment, and consequence; loss of faith and pride reclaimed; innocence stolen and the pursuit of trust denied. It is an exercise in decoding life s ironies and deeply rooted superstitions too long and too tightly held that exposes our laughable attempts to outrun the curveballs thrown at us by our greatest adversary, ourselves. The book unfolds deliberately, page by page, unveiling a living patchwork that blends artistic...