No Other Pearl brings together nine rare, illuminating short stories about everyday human beings entangled in the hard battlefields of love and death. No fairy tales in the dark folds of life. But to endure the worst and persist, just maybe is to find new life and discover who we are.
The Battlefield – A woman struggles to make peace between her peculiar husband and unpredictable sister and faces the most difficult decision of her life.
Where Are You, Ricardo? – The emotional torments of caring for his ailing wife lead an older man to fantasize about a woman he encounters in the supermarket.
All About Wendy – A young narcissist tells his listener all about the beautiful ambitious woman he just broke up with, and mentions a modest woman he can’t forget.
The God of Beautiful Sorrows – Two young married couples see their ordinary lives turned upside down one fateful day.
Venere, Venere – Married to a shameless womanizer, a middle-aged woman meets a strange young man the day of her daughter’s wedding.
Helen’s Pendant – A grieving man finds consolation in a younger woman’s silent, unrequited love for him.
Everybody Needs Closure – In the midst of a US Army Base closure, a troubled civilian employee finds himself spying on a colleague at the request of his coworker’s wife.
Swimming Lessons – A rising young star in a government agency goes out to dinner with a former lover and things become far more complicated than he could have anticipated.
The Real World – When circumstances force an aging couple to sell their long-time home, a wife is driven to write about her husband’s past and to preserve for posterity a singular enduring moment.
Paperback (03 Jun 2018)
ISBN-13: 978-0-692-03500-9
eBook (20 Mar 2018)
ASIN: B079C6RHQM
Library of Congress Number: 2017919314
Published by Spinning World Press