About This Book
Humankind knows countless destinations, whether of mountain, river, meadow or lake. Each domain offers a unique experience, and, so, each attracts visitors with common, yet specific, interests. Of all destinations, sandy beaches may provide the archetypal candidate for recreational pursuits, and merest mention of the locale invites visions of loungers, cocktails and palm fronds stirring before a moist ocean breeze. Travel there now to wade through a surging surf toward a sanctuary beach, but be warned and beware... both treasure and tragedy beckon from shores of silver seas. Weather violent tides of contemporary angst with “The Antâ€, “At the Very Far Away Ends of It Allâ€, “The Disease That Rots the Worldâ€, “An Abiding Silenceâ€, “This Little Patch of Grass That is Mineâ€, “Down in the Dark Where the Devil Dwellsâ€, “The Lawn Boyâ€, and “Whispersâ€. Tread distant landings in the disturbing future when you wash onto the shores of “The Prometheus Projectâ€, “Machines of Warâ€, “F***ing the Devilâ€, “The Retirementâ€, “Numbersâ€, “Final Remarksâ€, “Nine Livesâ€, “The Corporal Would Surviveâ€, “A Needle Awaitsâ€, and “Good-Bye Thaddeusâ€. Then, as you stroll along the lapping edge, delve into the surreal and bizarre with “The Immaculateâ€, “The Mountains Keep Their Deadâ€, “The Road to Texasâ€, “To Shovel Sandy Beachesâ€, “Punching Godâ€, and “It Happened in the Grovesâ€.