They were the first generation in their families to graduate from college and to work at salary paying jobs: Adrian, Deshaun, Earl, and Fiona. They’ve found out that after the climb, then comes the real struggle to stay Out of the Barrel.
A crab can be anyone in your life; an acquaintance, family, friend or stranger. Know the crabs in your barrel.
• There’s the Pincher; who wants your spare change.
• There’s the Puller; who begs for what they need.
• There’s the Grabber; who steals and takes.
• There’s the Hater; who has their hand out, to hold on.
Know your crabs, in order to get free of their financial hold on you.
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.
I Made My Boy Out of Poetry is a powerful literary vision of rare scope, beauty and emotional intensity composed of stories and poems that flow in and out of each other like the most lucid and articulate of dreams. These are portraits and studies of
