About this ebook
This volume of collected stories gathers nine tales of unforgettable characters in settings that are both brutally realistic and cast from a spirit world of whimsical imagination. An introspective and imaginative discovery on a primeval Canadian lake; a brave boy defending his family in a struggle between love and hatred, injury and pardon; the despair of a woman trapped on a bridge and held hostage to the witness of the World Trade Center collapse; the sadness, joy, vulnerability, and strength of a young New York City couple who lose each other but keep seeking love; and the quirky narrative of a young Southern girl reporting on the comical entanglements of her Georgia familythese and other tales await you inside this volume of Catching Shadows.
About the author
John Gordon was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania during the exciting and tumultuous era of the sixties and early seventies. Mr. Gordon was educated at Sewickley Academy and the Universities of Denver and Vermont, where he studied history and literature and excelled in skiing and the excesses of American youth. He resides in the verdant rolling hills of western New Jersey with his lovely wife, Andree; beautiful daughter, Emmy; Gus, the yellow lab; a French bulldog named Beans; a house full of cats; and a pair of handsome horses, Charlie and Ellwood. Dawn’s Splintered Light is the second of his daily reflections series and joins his five novels on the Xlibris website.
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