After Opium: Stories
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The ten stories in this collection are taught, smart and wide open windows into deep corners of the human condition. David W. Berner, award-winning author of the memoir ACCIDENTAL LESSONS, has a skill for telling short-short fiction. In this group of stories - some previously published - Berner explores how we carry on after kicking habits, shedding obsessions or losing what we believe we can't live without. In the title story - AFTER OPIUM - boyhood friends meet years after one has overcome the spell of opium addiction. THREE DRUNKS AND TWO COPS explores how even the best of intentions can be dangerously, and even humorously, ill-advised. BOBBY AND KATHLEEN and LOVING LINDA touch on desperate relationships that despite the best intentions never have a chance to survive. THE BIRD, PIECES OF GLASS, and OVER THE EDGE AND INTO THE WIND examine the fragility of love. Berner looks at how we bond in the midst of possible tragedy in TWO MEN ON A ROOF and the lasting sadness and horrific experiences of a Vietnam War veteran are revealed in THE SMELL OF DEAD SOLDIERS. And lastly, we are reminded of the melancholy beauty and precious memories of a first love in the collection's final piece, BARRE WORK.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469995530
ISBN13:9781469995533
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:124 Pages
Weight:0.42 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"
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