Second Sights: From Wrinkled Writers

by Josh Langston, Cindy Acker (Contributor), Veronica Altschuler (Contributor)

Imagine a playground designed for 14 inspired writers whose combined life experience is pushing 1000 years. Give 'em a cast which includes an aging burlesque dancer, a hard-hearted carny boss, and a fortune teller with flame red hair. Stick it all in the 1950s. Those were the limits for the "wrinkled writers" who took the challenge. What they wrote is nothing short of amazing. This collection features stories that resonate with laughter and tragedy, optimism and pathos, fantasy and reminiscence. All writers are participants in the Enrichment of Life Movement, a learning organization for seniors located in Marietta, Georgia.

306 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2014

About the author

Josh writes books which amuse, anger, enlighten and entertain. He regularly mines history for background material that's little known but reliably fascinating. His plots are complex, interconnected and layered with humor and suspense; his characters are rarely predictable, and even his bad guys tend to be both engaging and diabolical.

A graduate of Georgia State University with a degree in journalism, Josh's writing tastes quickly shifted away from reportage. His fiction has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies, and he currently has two short story collections in the Amazon top 20 for genre fiction.

Josh has branched out more recently into contemporary thrillers and currently has eight such titles on the market along with an historical fantasy trilogy set in the 1st century BC, plus a handful of short story collections.
Oh, Bits! his latest novel, is a paranormal mystery/romance set in Atlanta during WWI. Published by Janda Books, Oh, Bits! debuted in July, 2017.

Reviews

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first chapter was written by a dear friend. The collection of stories are written around a central theme and each author contributed one chapter. Well done by a Writers Group in Marietta, GA.