Reese Kessler is a man plagued by both his reality and his dreams. He plods his way through a life less than desirable but feels powerless to change it. When he begins experiencing dreams that he perceives to be an extension of reality, he wonders if there is some hidden meaning buried deep within them. As his dreams become more vivid, a portion of each bleeds through into reality causing him to question himself, his mental state, and his life. As he loses his grip on reality, he travels to the place where he believes everything will be revealed to him, and he will find the answers he so desperately seeks.
Vince Guaglione is a guy who asks lots of questions, not only of himself but of his society and the world around him. Although he claims he's found no real answers, that hasn't stopped him in his quest to gain perspective on a little something we call life.
As a young teenager in 1984, Vince began journaling and, within a few years, began writing short stories in both the horror and suspense genres. Although none of his submissions were ever published, he did receive one credit for a submission in his college's literary magazine. Undeterred, he kept writing and in his early 20s, took on the challenge of documenting his youth, which he completed in 1994 but never published.
With the passing of his significant other in early 2012, and the advent of e-publishing, he decided to dust off the pen and paper and reengage in his own personal brand of journaling to help collect his thoughts.
As he worked through the process, he decided to self-publish his journal entries in compilations. Thus was born The Narratives series of books. Volume I was released in the fall of 2012, and was quickly followed by additional volumes over the course of the next few years. Although these works have not achieved commercial success, they have been received well by readers of the personal transformation, self-empowerment, modern philosophy, and humanism genres.
When he's not at his real job, you can find him sucking down venti-sized coffees at a brisk pace his local Starbucks, thinking up new writing projects, or pondering his mystery questions of life. Originally from Philadelphia PA, Vince now resides in Raleigh NC.
The writing here is beautifully and eloquently done! This is an incredibly interesting and thought provoking story that is also filled with powerful symbolism that for me at least, told the story of the gift and curse of writing itself. But it's also a great reflection of the human condition and the elusiveness of creating something of ones own. By the way, there's a chilling, dark, undertone and twist to this brilliant story as well! I highly recommend!