Harry and The Anderdonk: Plus more stories of Life and Love

1. Harry and The Anderdonk: This is the story of Harry, a Real Estate agent, who has been a: very bad boy. We meet him as he is about to put a ‘For Sale’ sign on the house he lived in as a child. Harry’s past and current behavior finally catches up with him when he enters this old two story house in Brooklyn. 2. The relationship between Wilson and a Jamaica Avenue Pharmacist develops over a period of years during and after the Korean War in The Crooked Man. Developing true relationships between two people is at best tenuous. It depends upon the integrity of the people involved. When an assumed wrongdoing occurs it can destroy that relationship. This is the premise; A bittersweet look at adversity, loss and redemption. In Israel, all children are taught to read and write English. However, there are times when things are lost in translation. This is the basis for a story about A Failure to Communicate. It is a true story based upon an experience I had while living there.4 The loss of youth with its vitality and energy oftimes weighs heavily upon the shoulders of the senior members of our society. When Felicity Harper tries to recapture some of that, which either has been lost, or in her case something she was never able to have. Then disaster follows in Boots.5. The Boiler Room: The narrator describes his days years ago as a Swami in a call center. He conveys many of the absurdities that take place every day. The ads promise positive events for the future, money to be found, a solution to all problems and an answer to all questions large or small. Of course the telephone service used is big business for the proprietors. There are those very rare times when someone calls the Boiler Room with a really serious problem. Conversation With a Stanger is one of those times. The Swami and the caller address her problem, without the use of Tarot cards much to the dismay of the supervisor.6. Deception asks the question , When is a sin not a sin a least in the mind of the sinner?7. The Teacher is a postscript; A small tribute to an elementary school educator..

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