A single day shown from the perspective of family members as they approach their breaking point
A story generally has adventure or mystery or at least spans weeks to build characters and events, but that is unlike life.
'A Single Day' takes place over twenty four hours as a Husband, Wife, young son; his older brother and once close friend live their lives, dealing with emotions, desires, and events that have been building for years, but still have not reached their climax and eventual fal
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James put on his running shoes, taking a few deep breaths before going down to the floor. Six push-ups: he fell down to himself and waited a moment before getting up. The kitchen was clean, but for a few dishes in the sink. He turned on the lights and made himself a vitamin shake. Two gulps: he drank it off and went outside.
Dry air, empty wind, he stretched his legs and lunged from side to side, going weak at his knees and grabbing at his back. “This isn't fair,” he said. James ran in place for a few steps and jogged at a walk to the mailbox and looked down either side of his street. The houses were matching, the yards were cut clean; their were no leaves on the ground. The sky, in the early morning awoke from the twilight with gleams and glows of yellow and orange. James did not look at the sky.
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
Pieces of Eight is an eclectic collection of eight imaginative novellas/short stories. Themes represented in the work are science fiction, paranormal, psychological drama, humor, murder/revenge and astrological fulfillment. Pieces of Eight is the com
As deafness, illness, and demonic forces close in around him, Ludwig van Beethoven must summon his faith and genius to complete the Missa Solemnis—a sacred masterpiece he believes could bring divine light into a darkening world.
