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"You must discover the cause of your unhappiness by the end of this year…or you will not live to see the next.” Disgusted and disbelieving, 34-year old Paul Jacobson dismisses what he’s told by a Greenwich Village psychic. Only days later, while running in the New York City Marathon, Paul’s mind positions him back to a past he’s never known. This journey begins the race for his life.
MILE SEVEN
I took another step, the only one left. I didn’t allow myself to think about any of it too much. If I did, I would have begun to recognize my own fear. It was the right thing to do, I thought for sure. So easy. So final. But not. My foot only dangled on…
MILE NINETEEN
Ritual #5’s going to be a real doozie, I could just tell. An all-out bash. Even the church next door could probably guess something special’s about to happen. They’re singing real proud and clappy with their windows wide open for everyone to hear. Reverend Pointer sure did a good job of getting everyone wound up. When I watch church on TV the people inside look like they’re just waiting to go potty. Mommy…
MILE TWENTY-TWO
Daddy came home singing like a lark, then he must have changed his tune ‘cause out of nowhere he turned plenty mad again. Ranting and raving. Mommy said it’s cause he didn’t catch enough z’sss. That can turn a person into an old sour puss, you know. “Shit,” he yelled out as he realized we were out of toilet paper. It was…
THE FINISH LINE
After hanging up the phone in my bedroom for the last time, I walked into the living room, then onto my balcony twenty-one flights above the ground. Rather close by was the Ferry Building along San Francisco’s waterfront. As always the clock tower was fully-illuminated. Only two minutes were left in 1991. The typical sounds made by New Year’s revelers seemed to be surreal. It’s like I was in a fog on a perfectly clear…
review
Definitely a page-turner
This book arrived when I had a lot of work to get done. However, once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down! I read it cover-to-cover in one sitting until midnight. This compelling and haunting story unfolds through two parallel voices which skillfully spin a dramatic and hardcore reality hitting both light and deep notes. One to remember...
-- HC, Barcelona, July 2009
mission
to help adults and teens:
1) understand the origins of fear
2) recognize their own fears
3) overcome fear
4) create futures without fear
fear : key facts
• Fear isn't natural; it's ALL learned
• Doubts destroy the destinies we create for ourselves
• A person unafraid can accomplish anything
• The perfect feeling, the perfect test, is
believing when no one else does
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