The Spider in the Laurel

Michael Pogach

feb 2018 · Rafael Ward Libro 1 · Crossroad Press

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In the Citizen's Republic of America, religion is outlawed. Historian Rafael Ward is a good citizen, teaching students the government approved narrative of the nation's history. But when he is tasked by Relic Enforcement Command with destroying the artifacts he cherishes, he begins to question the regime's motives and soon finds himself caught up in a secret revolution. It will take the uncompromising faith of an outlaw Believer as an ally, and the acceptance of his guilt for his mother's death, to help Ward break free of the government's yoke. If he's lucky, he might also prevent an apocalyptic future for which his secular world is completely unprepared. 

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Michael Pogach grew up outside of Philadelphia where he began writing stories in grade school. He doesn't remember these early masterpieces, but his parents tell him everyone in them died. A graduate of Penn State and Arcadia University, Michael is a popular English professor at Northampton Community College where he teaches various literature and writing courses. He is also the founder and faculty advisor for NCC's literary magazine, The Laconic. Michael returned to his authorial roots in the mid-2000's, and has published stories in journals such as New Plains Review, Third Wednesday, and Workers Write. He is also the proud author of Zero to Sixty, his first chapbook. The Spider in the Laurel is his debut novel.