Adobe Walls

Adobe Walls is filled with a diverse cast of characters that will thrive in memory long after reader's have turned the final pages. Here are a few examples of what to expect: The preacher who loses faith, and murders his wife before giving a final sermon. Utilizing unconventional methods, a painter creates his masterpiece with the help of a lovely Laotian immigrant. Just South of the border, a Chicano and his Mexican fiancé are pulled over and brutally terrorized by police. A lonely and furry Vietnam vet decides that a body wax may change his luck with women. Scars are revealed, reminding him of things better left in the past. Post-apocalypse, a Muslim and a Christian fundamentalist are thrust together with humorous, yet tragic results. Scythians are mythical creatures that hunt at night, sometimes kidnapping children to teach Scythian ways. A Mexican father returns home after working in the US for many years, and finds his wife with another man. Robert Lincoln Washington has spent twenty-three years in prison, and is accidentally paroled into an empty, uncaring world. Romance, horror, science fiction, magic realism, mystery, fantasy, and comedy abound in this diverse collection of original short stories. Coming of age, losing faith, social dysfunction, infidelity, falling in and out of love, searching for the meaning of life, finding forgiveness…ordinary lives faced with extraordinary circumstances. Adobe Walls, satisfies all the way to the bone.