Sandcastle and Other Stories

by Justin Bog

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Pub Date Jan 23 2013 | Archive Date May 08 2014

Gemelli Press LLC | Green Darner Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

Ten literary, psychological, and suspense tales collected in Sandcastle and Other Stories are nothing short of an adventure through a roiling sea of emotion.

An old man twisted by fate and a lost love . . . a young girl playing on the ocean shore becomes entangled in nets of a mercurial god . . . a divorced man mired in troubles, coerced into taking a singles cruise . . . a Hollywood actor in a television drama, always typecast as the bad boy . . . a child kept awake by night terrors, and a woman who hides her secretive personality from everyone on the beach one sunny day.

Genuine voices of the characters, mixed with a clear-eyed tonal directness, make this a series with mesmerizing psychological interaction. Stories span a broad depth of human understanding and build a bridge between deepest chasms of pain and high portals of joy.

Read Sandcastle and Other Stories and stand witness to unspeakable hate sitting with cozy wile, right beside unconditional love -- a provocative and compelling mirror on the human condition.

Ten literary, psychological, and suspense tales collected in Sandcastle and Other Stories are nothing short of an adventure through a roiling sea of emotion.

An old man twisted by fate and a lost...

A Note From the Publisher

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Justin Bog, is a book reader, movie fanatic, and music audiophile. So it comes as no surprise that Justin pursued an English Degree at the University of Michigan, followed by Film and Music Appreciation classes -- finally graduating from Bowling Green State University with an MFA in Fiction Writing. After teaching creative writing, Justin began apprenticing in a number of bookstores and editing fiction. Justin ended up on the management team at Chapter One Bookstore in the Sun Valley resort area for a decade, offering book recommendations to its local celebrities, skiing fanatics, and tourists. Currently residing in the San Juan Islands just north of Seattle, Justin has the opportunity to focus on his own novels and short stories, while contributing commentary and reviews of Pop Culture. Justin continues to engage his lifelong passion for writing in combination with his curious mindset as the Senior Contributor and Editor at In Classic Style. Sandcastle and Other Stories is his first book.

Advance Praise

"Just read 'The Virtue of Minding Your Own Business.' Oh my, what currents run deep! Beautifully seen, beautifully told. Praise praise praise . . . Pardon my French, but you are one darn major American writer!" —Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions

"In 'Sandcastle' we listen in from an all too close perspective as an incredibly dark scene unfolds in front of us. It’s the type of story that gives one nightmares; we’re close to the tragedy, we try to scream and warn the victim but in this nightmare we’ve lost our voice so no one hears our scream. The waves crash, the ocean’s warm water rushes over us but our voice is muted." —John Malik, The Huffington Post

“This is a small collection of short stories that packs a large wallop. Unexpected, somewhat twisted, fantastical, but above all, poignant and extremely well written. Sandcastle and Other Stories announces the arrival of a thoughtful, accomplished talent from whom we will be hearing more in the future. A recommended read deserving of every one of the five stars I have to award it.” —Russell Blake, author of Jet and Silver Justice

"Just read 'The Virtue of Minding Your Own Business.' Oh my, what currents run deep! Beautifully seen, beautifully told. Praise praise praise . . . Pardon my French, but you are one darn major...