My second book is about a boy who has Asperger's Syndrome and is bullied to the point to where he shoots up his school. I have divided the excerpts from it into three parts: Before, during and after the shooting.
A teenage boy struggling with the coming-of-age issues of sexuality, religion, and peer approval is overwhelmed, but soldiers on. After several years, he comes to understand the family forces that have left him so deeply troubled, and the process of
Author of ALL OR NOTHING, CHURCHBOYS AND OTHER SINNERS, COME WITH ME SHEBA, HOOCHIE MAMA, and BOUNCE.
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He cut his teeth on the classics of the golden age of science fiction, the lurid bestselling thrillers of the sixties and seventies, and the Holy Bible (King James Version). He grows up to pen fiction that rages with truth and insight--a master of erotica, thrillers, romance, noir, Preston L. Allen is America's writer.
Accomplishments
MFA, Florida International University
BA, University of Florida
Sonja H. Stone Prize in Fiction
State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature
Contact Information
Miami-Dade College
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami FL 33167
USA