The Hermit's Last Wish and Other Stories

Description

Here are five short stories in the vein of Brothers Grimm. (12,500 words; 50 pages). The title story is a sinister tale of a mysterious hermit living alone on a mountain. What was his past in the town that had forgotten him? "Bird of Summer, Bird of Winter" is a haunting tale about depression and the colorless world it inflicts. "Stamp of Guilt" has been described as a 'Norman Rockwell painting with a dagger ending from Edgar Allen Poe." It involves a young boy's only trip to his grandfather and a gift that shreds the boy's conscience. "The Afghan" is a magical realism piece that blends time and faded memories--what is real, what is not? "You Can't Help What you Think" is a classical voyeur tale with a twist. Life becomes a trap that is also a release.