Dad Shining

by Noreen Lace

Driving his father to a family reunion, a son tries to come to terms to who his father is, who he has become, and to figure out what the future holds. His wife has left him, his sisters rarely talk to him, and he feels he's turning into his father - a man he's never quite understood. While walking through the graveyard on the family land, he questions the history of their lineage; He may find the answers he seeks, but not before he finds out the reason the family has come together. This will put him in an even more challenging position than he's ever imaged.

ebook

First published December 16, 2016

About the author

Originally from the Midwest, Noreen now lives in Southern California. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in national as well as international journals: The Chicago Tribune's Printers Row journal, The Oleander Review, Pilcrow and Dagger, and Vine Leaves Press, among others.

Her fiction and poetry exude the complexity of situations she's faced as well as the challenges she's overcome. They are rich in detail, diffused with empathy, and poetically written. Noreen Lace believes in the beauty of language to express the deepest, darkest parts of our beings.

West End and Life of Clouds, told in sparse prose and broken narrative, feature characters whose lives have been affected by elements outside their control with the protagonists struggling to find their own power.