Rusty Morgan remembered well the photo his bandmate and best friend Terry had taken on their trip to Ireland years earlier. The brokenness of the arch depicted in the photo had haunted him long after they'd returned home.
He'd had no idea then that he and his Odysseus bandmates would one day face an irreparable brokenness of their own.
Brokenness came in many ways in heavy metal music world. Substance abuse, failed marriages, and the loneliness of long months spent touring were common among their peers. Rusty, Steve, Dave, rick and Terry had won some of those battles, lost others but always stayed connected, their brotherhood forged by the passion for music they shared and the inner battles they'd waged.
One night in Cleveland shattered Odysseus' bonds.
Rusty and his Odysseus brothers now face their hardest challenge. Will they be able to regroup with one of them gone? Or will their music now be silenced?
Books have always held a special place in my life. In 2013 I realized a lifelong dream when my first novel, Walking Through The Mist, was released. Since then I have released two poetry books and two more novels, the latest, The Space Between Notes, also containing a collection of poems after the novel.
I am deeply passionate about Ireland, photography, music, God and nature, themes that are reflected in my writing.
I’ve learned over the years to be brave and step way out of my comfort zone in order to follow my dreams. It’s an ongoing lesson. I can’t wait to see what comes next in my life!