Call & Response

by Ray Bussard

Call and Response, the first book in the author’s Homecoming Trilogy, is loosely based on Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth of the Hero’s Journey. The protagonist Narsula, must go on an epic quest to find his true identity and overcome his condition of malaise and despair. With astounding poems, a propelling narrative and four original drawings, it's a great beginning for a new poetic voice in contemporary literature.

102 pages, Paperback

Published May 28, 2021

About the author

Ray Bussard was born in New York. He is a triplet, though ironically no one knew this as he grew up. He currently works for the Seattle Symphony, but in his spare time he dedicates himself to art. He's written five books and an eBook: A Beastiary (Sort Of), Getting My Freak On, Romeo and Juliet, the Film Musical, The Homecoming: Poems & Illustrations, Gurgurtha: The Epic Quest, and Miranda, he Good Luck Angel (eBook). Future works will be an eBook about a serial killer titled, Death of a Serial Killer, a collection of short stories titled, Strange Brew, and a children's picture book of Miranda, the Good Luck Angel. He's also a game designer, illustrator and songwriter.

Ray is open for contractual work for songwriting, comedy, or any other form of writing as well as game designing.