Seams

by Sean Heffron

Life for Boone Bradford is good, Goofing around with his teammates on the Columbia University baseball team, early morning practice, and the occasional class. All of this is about to change after he meets a strange but intriguing man named Rodger, who begins to show him the full potential of the human body and spirit. As Boone’s mind opens to a world of possibility, he realizes that his friends do not share his curiosity or vision. The line is drawn between the friends he always counted on and a lonely life of amazing discovery. Boone must make a choice before a mysterious stranger completes his frantic search. What is he searching for? What life will Boone lead?

404 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 2006

About the author

My father was a jack-of-all-trades. He was good at everything. He built the house we lived in, and he always made sure to show his three children how to build something new and how to fix it when it broke. I am blessed to say I am very much like my dad, or at least I try to be.

In addition to my professional role at a university, I coached the club baseball team for seven years, I teach writing, communication and business courses, I am an ordained minister (I have performed three weddings—all for former students who asked me to marry them), and I am the father of three hilarious children. I couldn't do any of it well without the love and support of my wife, who is the coolest person I know.

When I'm not working, teaching, coaching, reading or writing, I enjoy all things outdoors--hiking, running, skiing, rock climbing, camping--I'm like a lumberjack sans the beard.

I like telling stories. I get that from my Irish roots, I think. One aspect of a good story is realistic dialogue. I want readers to feel like they know the characters in my stories...like they’ve had some of the same thoughts and conversations. Readers will find comfort in the familiarity of some of the characters in my stories. But they will still be surprised…

DID YOU KNOW: When I was born, I was very sick. I actually died and was resuscitated. (Thank you, NIC U nurses for that, and thank you spellcheck for helping me with "resuscitated.") Dying already gave me a unique perspective on life, and I try not to worry about much. My kids are chipping away at that blissful worldview, as I am sure I did to my parents when I was young.

Reviews

[Tamara]

I have to support my college friends...

[Yi Lin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half of the book did not seem as relevant to me, there were a lot of unnecessary scenes such as him going out with a girl...This girl never appeared afterwards. The second half was so good when he started training properly and the ending was also something that I did not expect.