Short stories that connect in a mysterious revelation of life.
Navy man, wildcatter, businessman, and prolific writer, Bill Monday has traveled the globe, leading to his extreme desire to share his stories, embellished or not, with the world. He is full of experiences and creativity, and his writing has received high acclaim from the Midwest Book Review and others. Anyone can open an attic and reveal the webs that abound, but what do the tangled webs reveal? Bill Monday knows we are all connected in some way, perhaps by a tiny thread, and when those threads become entangled, an experience grows, for better or worse, but the tangled web is the key to personal contact. The stories within will make you reminisce or imagine you are there right now. Prepare for the rollercoaster ride of your life as you take off into the world of Bill Monday and his adventures of life, love, what was, what is, what could have been, or what will be!
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.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.