I DOn't Remember by Nelson V Brasil

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I Don't Remember
By Nelson V Brasil

In one night, in one fire, Roger Amarante's life changed forever. He lost everything, and more importantly, everyone he ever loved. But what he doesn't remember can't hurt him, right?His seven-year stint at the Faja Rasa Retirement home has left him confused and empty to say the least. He doesn't know why he's there, who he is, or what has happened. He hates the nurses with a passion, and has not uttered a single word in the whole time he's been there. When he meets an over achieving college student with a bit of a chip on his shoulder, his life once again changes forever.

Michael P onte is searching for the heart he apparently lacks, so that he could achieve his childhood dream of becoming a Fire Fighter. When he crosses path's with a disgruntled, beaten down mess of a man, his heart is tested.Will they have the strength to conquer what they fear is impossible?Some hurdles are harder than others to overcome.I DOn't REMEMBER will elicit a full circle of emotion that will spark hopefulness and hopelessness, and trigger thoughts you didn't even know you had.

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I was born Nelson Vieira Brasil in San Jose California on August 12th 1984. Being the first generation in my family born in the United States. I am full-blooded Portuguese, my family hails from the small island of São Jorge, Açores. The Açores islands can be found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, there are nine islands in all, and they are all a part of Portugal.

I grew up in San Jose constantly surrounded by my many uncles and aunts. To this day, most of my uncles, aunts, and cousins are within a 5-minute drive f rom my house. We get together during the week for dinner, and sometimes during the weekend for birthday parties, or to just play some cards. I love my family, and would be lost without them.My parents are at the top of my heroes list. Both come from humble beginnings. Both have menial education, but have flourished to great heights in their lifetime. I would consider my parents to be great successes. They came to this country with little to nothing, and have worked and earned everything they own. They raised two children the right way, instilling values, and morals in them. They taught us the difference from right and wrong, and gave us the trust and confidence to make decisions on our own. They always encourage us to reach for our dreams, and would stop at nothing to support our means to achieving them. If I can become half the success my parents are, I will be happy.

Now that family and all that jazz are out of the way, let me tell you about why I write. I write because it brings me joy. It allows me to openly express my emotions and inspirations. It alleviates my stress, and empowers my confidence. It gives me an outlet to vent frustrations, or to praise successes. It allows me to let it all out, instead of bottling it up inside. I've been writing poetry and short stories since middle school. In high school, I began thinking that I wanted to write fulltime or at least become an English teacher so that I could be around reading and writing all the time. As I began college, I continued to write, and finally, began writing my first novel. The pride I felt from finishing my first novel is inexplicable. Then tragedy struck, my clumsiness caused me to tip over a glass of water onto the keyboard of my laptop. I lost everything on my hard drive. To say I was devastated is an understatement. I felt like I lost an arm or a leg. But with encouragement from family and friends I set out to write the same novel. Î DOn't REMEMBER, is finally in print. Hopefully it is the first of many more to come.

Aside from writing, I enjoy doing many othe r things. Some of which include watching movies, reading, playing and watching sports, going to the lake with friends, gambling, and playing music. There many other things I enjoy doing but I won't bore you with the rest.My goal is to keep writing, even if I don't sell a single book, it doesn't matter to me. All that matters is that I write, and publish my works.My wish is that my writing brings out an emotion from the reader. Any emotion, happiness, sadness, anger, as long as it brings a rise to someone then I feel as though I have accomplished my goal.

Write About Review:

This novella is a fast read, even if it is a little confusing at times with quick shifts in the points of view. It would have benefitted from a bit of polish to the  grammar and spelling before publication. The story's strength is in the emotions carried by the prose and in the bleak characterizations presented by the author. Each character has his own prickly reality and the author does an excellent job of portraying people who are living lives of inner desperation. The main characters are two men and a woman. The two men have big dreams. One is young and untried, but determined. The other is older, scarred and hurting. The woman is a nurse with a vendetta against the older man who is a mental patient she has failed to help. The author sets up an inevitable clash of very strong and intriguing personalities. Whose spirit will be the first to break?

Although I found it hard to believe that neither the nurse nor the volunteer at the nursing home would welcome their patient's first words in seven years, the story moves beyond this milestone without any such reservations and shortly brings the volunteer, patient and nurse even closer together. There are brief glimmers of nobility as well as pure evil behind the nurse's strange words and behaviors. Gradually, with the volunteer's help, the patient begins to recall the memories of his tragedy. His catharsis complete, he is able to develop a loving relationship with the nurse and a fatherly relationship with the volunteer. But there is yet trauma and tragedy awaiting all three of these hapless characters as they attempt to mend the rifts that have torn their lives apart.

The author uses stark analogies that contribute to the overall mood of the shocks, reversals and unponderables of life. The author's style is elegantly simple with tensions and conflicts drawn out to their fullest. Overall, this story was full of profound emotional stresses delivered in fast-paced, unsettling action and drama.

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