Answer the Shadows

by James Hampton

The shadows are talking. They speak to men and women who lie awake in darkness, filling their hearts with fear, doubt, jealousy, sadness, and rage. To accept the words of the shadows is to submit to their dark rule. Two novellas explore the inner lives of people who choose instead to answer the shadows. THE SUMMER OF BEASTS: A Southern town is beseiged by an ancient predator that haunts both quiet suburban streets and the avenues of the human mind. RUN, JOEL: A young man's dreams of honor and fulfillment lead him to a grand steel bridge, across which an uncertain future is waiting for him.

188 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2012