The Continuous Turn

by R.L. McCallum

From the elated light of love to the forbidding darkness of death these six, time progressive stories relate to the horrors of romantic involvement. Beginning in 1854, a London writer finds the prospects of love in a woman's voice that emanates from a dark corner of his flat. The second story is set in England, 1876, and relates to the eerily insoluble relationship between a wealthy army officer and a young woman of common status. The American Civil War is the backdrop for the third story which tells of a young soldier with supernatural ties to the girl of his dreams. The fourth story moves forward to Hamilton, Montana in 1910, when a father and his two grown sons purchase a house that is haunted by the ghost of a lovelorn woman who has romantic designs toward one of the men. Manfred's Gallery, the fifth story, regales the reader with the story of a schizophrenic artist who paints the portraits of his delusions. Lastly, "The Atheist" is a godless man who tires of his wife's religious fervour and decides to murder her and the officiant of her church, but afterwards he encounters the horrors of providential justice.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2013

Reviews

[Becka Catt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book of short stories, read this in 1 day! Couldn't put it down finished one short story and had to see what was next. A great selection of love and supernatural. My favorites were " Voices Carry" and " Always in Vain". but they they are all great! A must read