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Red Lights
'What do you think the next life will be like?'
'A disappointment, just like this one.'
'Then why are you so intent on running towards it?'
Why does a man with no beliefs begin to suspect that some greater power is controlling his life?
A series of near-death accidents and a personal tragedy leaves a traumatized man convinced that the responsibility for his life and death is beyond his control.
A thoughtless left-turn one morning marks the beginning of a road trip to a remote, mountainous area of Norway. Before reaching this final destination an unexpected encounter with a face from the past brings a psychological struggle where recriminations, guilt and healing, battle with apathy and an unwillingness to deal with or understand the past.
Red Lights is an exploration of death, loss, trauma, belief, non-belief and personal responsibility, and how these factors can determine the path of your life.
"There are times when I imagine what it must have been like, submerged, floating below the surface, watching the sunlight sparkle across the water above. And every time I imagine it I sense peace, serenity. But that's perhaps a lie I tell myself, because death has never struck me as a particularly easy ride. That was the first time I almost died. It’s the only memory I have of that holiday. And yet, even now, when I'm standing next to a lake or a sea or an ocean, and no matter how cold it is, the waters always look warm to me."
"Addiction is a battle between love and hate. My therapist was right about that."
'A disappointment, just like this one.'
'Then why are you so intent on running towards it?'
Why does a man with no beliefs begin to suspect that some greater power is controlling his life?
A series of near-death accidents and a personal tragedy leaves a traumatized man convinced that the responsibility for his life and death is beyond his control.
A thoughtless left-turn one morning marks the beginning of a road trip to a remote, mountainous area of Norway. Before reaching this final destination an unexpected encounter with a face from the past brings a psychological struggle where recriminations, guilt and healing, battle with apathy and an unwillingness to deal with or understand the past.
Red Lights is an exploration of death, loss, trauma, belief, non-belief and personal responsibility, and how these factors can determine the path of your life.
"There are times when I imagine what it must have been like, submerged, floating below the surface, watching the sunlight sparkle across the water above. And every time I imagine it I sense peace, serenity. But that's perhaps a lie I tell myself, because death has never struck me as a particularly easy ride. That was the first time I almost died. It’s the only memory I have of that holiday. And yet, even now, when I'm standing next to a lake or a sea or an ocean, and no matter how cold it is, the waters always look warm to me."
"Addiction is a battle between love and hate. My therapist was right about that."
101 pages, Paperback
First published January 23, 2019
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About the author
Garry Crystal
11 books12 followersGarry Crystal is a writer living in Scotland, UK.
His short stories and articles have appeared in print and online including Expats Post, The Adirondack Review, Turnrow Journal, Roadside Fiction and Orato.
His first novel Leaving London is available on Amazon. His first collection of short stories All of Us With Our Pointless Worries and Inconsequential Dramas is available now on Amazon.
His short stories and articles have appeared in print and online including Expats Post, The Adirondack Review, Turnrow Journal, Roadside Fiction and Orato.
His first novel Leaving London is available on Amazon. His first collection of short stories All of Us With Our Pointless Worries and Inconsequential Dramas is available now on Amazon.
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