Coal Fire Mind

by Greg Young

Greg for decades, always moving, always moving on. Traveler, seeker, escape from or to Texas, the Navy, Seattle, India, NYC, Korea, Honolulu, Germany. Passionately into stonework, surfing, alcohol, drumming, meditation, THC, teaching, Santeria. Fits and starts; restarts. Countless departures, arrivals. Moments of debauchery; of heartfelt appreciation; of enlightenment. Recidivist heart-breaker, breaker of his own heart. Self-saboteur. But, in the arc of Coal Fire’s resolutely confessional telling, cleansed by the life-saving rigor of endeavoring to shape true narrative. To let story hold him accountable. And now, age fifty-something, so very far from where he began, composing this story (and thus himself) on the windswept coast of Wales. WALES!--of all the places he’s been, could have been, could still be. At long last home, if (of course) restless still. But, for this redemptive moment, saved by his art. And by received; given.

Thomas Farber, author of The Face of the Deep

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2012

Reviews

[DiAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greg takes you on a great and very interesting adventure in this non-fiction bio.