Disappearances tells the story of a young man mentally disconnected. Early one morning he’s awoken from a restless sleep by a plane crash outside his apartment window. Rushing down to the scene, the young man is unable to find anyone – no people, no rescue workers, no survivors. He is alone. Everyone he… (more)
Disappearances tells the story of a young man mentally disconnected. Early one morning he’s awoken from a restless sleep by a plane crash outside his apartment window. Rushing down to the scene, the young man is unable to find anyone – no people, no rescue workers, no survivors. He is alone. Everyone he loves, everyone else on the planet as far as he knows, has disappeared.
The young man sets off on a journey through the deserted landscape of America and his own memories that taxes him both physically and mentally. After months of searching, the young man finally finds one man, a grizzled old guide named Frank. It is with Frank, sitting by a fireside in an Arizona canyon, that the true test begins.
Frank’s task is to listen to the young man’s story, help him discover the secrets behind the disappearance of everyone he loves, and most importantly, to reconnect the young man with the rest of the human race. But before the young man can do that, he needs to learn the most important lessons about himself, his father, and how to move forward with his life.
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Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:05:57 +0200
There were a couple of places in the story where I thought you were hinting of a Sunday school lesson ending, and I'm so glad that you didn't do that. The writing style was good. It kept my interest all the way through. It's a good example of what literature professors like to see, lots of description, and introspection. The things I personally didn't care for in the story were; too much smoking, the characters didn't seem to be very good at exploiting their physical resources, and too much metaphysical… (more)
There were a couple of places in the story where I thought you were hinting of a Sunday school lesson ending, and I'm so glad that you didn't do that. The writing style was good. It kept my interest all the way through. It's a good example of what literature professors like to see, lots of description, and introspection. The things I personally didn't care for in the story were; too much smoking, the characters didn't seem to be very good at exploiting their physical resources, and too much metaphysical mumbo-jumbo. Over all, I liked it. Thanks for writing it and posting it for free. When creative people contribute their works to the community it makes us all richer.
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