Summer Heat Wave!
Wow! Summer Heat Wave
These last few months have been unbelievably warm so, it’s a good thing I stay inside for the most part. I think you could actually cook on the streets and sidewalks out there this year. I’m afraid my yard, although it’s being watered by sprinklers, is not looking as pristine as when the days were cooler. My grand kids are thoroughly enjoying the pool though even if it is unseasonably warm – kind of a big hot tub right now. My two dogs want nothing to do with being out there and bark at the kids to come back in. I’m afraid they are not into swimming. Comfort and keeping cool are much more important to them.
Thankfully, I can stay cool in my office and work on my writing. I’m now in chapter 12 of my new book, Between Two Worlds.
Between Two Worlds is a complete breakaway for me, a book that was a long time coming and initially inspired by a series of books in the fifties called, the Winston Classics. Each book was a standalone story about a boy on the verge of manhood attempting to walk in the shadow of either his father or an older brother. Through calamities outside their control, each boy is forced to taste defeat under the brutal assault of their families when they cannot live up to expectations. Each is propelled into an industry that seems anemic in comparison to their predecessors.
Over time, they not only succeed but go on to become living legends, finally justifying their place in the families of proud heroes and men of great courage. In the end they each save the day, win the girl, and live happily after, watching their own sons on similar journeys. I collect these books to this day and re-read those marvelous stories again and again.
I have tried to follow the format of those timeless books with the hope that Between Two Worlds will have the same impact on new readers that I felt first so long ago.
Solitaire
If you have books that you like to read over and over again and have affected you in a similar way, please comment and let me know. Thanks!
