Night Cruiser: Short Stories about Creepy, Amusing or Spiritual Encounters with the Shadow
Veronica Dale, 2014
Nika Press
98 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780692344613
Summary
Ten different people come face to face with the dark side. Will they run from it in horror, challenge it with humor, or deal with it in hope? And what exactly is "the shadow" they encounter?
For lonely Isabel, it's the whisper from the basement that invites her to come on down. For second-grader Emma, it's the tortured spirit that has haunted her family for generations. For the grieving Deacon William, it's the damaged android that frightens visitors in the retreat house halls.
Psychologist Carl Jung maintained that everyone has a shadow—the dark side of ourselves we don't want to look at, the faults and foibles that we keep hidden, or the challenges we think we can't cope with. If left to fester, all these can get projected into our nightmares, our monster movies, and even onto other people and groups. His experience told him, however, that those who meet the shadow's challenge can find an inner light.
Discover how this works out for Brent, who consults his psychologist friend about a weird marital problem. Or for the practical young woman who must get rid of the wizard who somehow stumbled into her apartment. Or for Miles, who desperately seeks a reason not to take his own life. If you're intrigued by clever and imaginative writing, crave fascinating stories that pack a lot in a short space, and appreciate an author who never lets religion get in the way of her highly spiritual and deeply psychological message, take a wild ride on the Night Cruiser. It will be fun, spooky, and strange.
Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Detroit, Michigan, USA
• Education—M.S., WAyne State University; M.A., Marygrove College
• Currently—lives in southeast Michigan
Veronica Dale is a former librarian with twenty-six years of experience in pastoral ministry. Her fiction has received recognition from Writer's Digest, Writers of the Future, the National League of American Pen Women, and five stars from readers. She released her short story collection Night Cruiser in December 2014 and plans to launch Blood Seed, the first volume of her epic fantasy-romance series Coin of Rulve, in the fall of 2015.
Many of her themes have roots in Carl Jung's concept of the shadow, insights of traditional and modern-day theologians, and J.R.R. Tolkien's idea of the "eucatastrophe," the belief that even the worst catastrophe can be redeemed. She's an enthusiastic member of a book discussion group held at her church. Even though Veronica has a ministerial background, romance writer Cynthia Harrison says she "never lectures or lets religion get in the way of her highly spiritual and deeply psychological message."
Dale is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and Detroit Working Writers. (From the author.)
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Book Reviews
I enjoyed each of the stories especially the way the author was able to capture the different moods. I won't write about all of them, but wanted to give kudos to a few of my favorites.... "One Level Down".... "Within Five Feet".... "Dried Beans".... "End of Story".... Keep up the great work! Five stars.
Martha. Amazon review
[A]spects of the monster under the bed and one.... Advent is an exceptional piece of writing which is worth buying this collection for just to read it.... Interestingly, this is one of the few stories which the author doesn't appear to have entered in to any competition which is a shame, if so, as it is fabulous. Four stars.
Bodicia. A Woman's Wisdom-The Book Blog for Lovers of the Written Word
Concise, clever, imaginative writing. Fun, spooky and the strange. Ms. Dale has her writing act together. A joy to read. Five stars.
Stanley D. Williams, Ph.D. Amazon review
The last story, about a creative writing class, was so rich in real detail (I have taught creative writing) that the twist, when it came, flipped me from reality to fantasy and horror and even humor with a few skillful shakes.... Dale shows signs in this slim volume of capturing the world wide web zeitgeist with the zeal and terror of Kafka. Five stars.
Cynthia Harrison. Amazon review
Veronica Dale's compilation of short and sometimes spooky stories covers a lot of ground - from outright sci-fi to dealing with our fears in the dark. I particularly applaud "Dried Beans."... Be sure to read this one to your children, and help them understand. Five of five stars.
Linda. Goodreads review
I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the stories and can understand why several of them won writing contests. My favorite is One Level Down...kept me awake for so long after reading it. So realistic, you'll feel you're right there in the story. Five stars.
Sid Frost. Amazon review
Each story held my interest and I look forward to reading more from Veronica Dale. Five stars.
Matthew Murphy. Amazon review
I was fascinated, disturbed, haunted by "Within Five Feet," the story of Brent who is convinced his wife is weaving a deadly web around him.... What courage it takes to seek peace! Thank you Ms. Dale for your insight. Five stars.
Marie Van De Putte. Amazon review.
Amusing and soul searching. Five stars.
Geri Filar. Amazon review
Discussion Questions
1. Which is your favorite story in Night Cruiser? Why?
2. Psychologist Carl Jung defines the shadow as "everything the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself." These can be inferior character traits, unmet challenges, or our own dark side. Of the ten stories, which ones would you say shine a spiritual or insightful light on how the different characters deal with their shadow?
3. Which story did you find most creepy? How might it relate to your own fears?
4. Julian of Norwich, a 14th century mystic, famously wrote that "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." Which story seems best to echo her belief?
5. Individuals must deal with their shadow, but so must larger communities. Which story do you think focuses on a shadow that haunts today's society the most?
6. In "Persons of Marred Appearance," what is the shadow that Deirdre faces? That Deacon William faces? How is Chris a wounded healer?
7. The stories in Night Cruiser, the author said in an interview, are really more about hope than horror. What do you think?
8. Taking all the stories into consideration, how many examples can you point to in which something bad got redeemed? Are there any instances in which a character refuses redemption?
(Questions courtesy of the author.)
Fifteen Stories Under the Florida Sun
Katie Marie Bille, 2015
Orange Tree / CreateSpace
120 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781507887585
Summary
Fifteen Love Stories Under The Florida Sun, By Katie Marie Bille a former Mrs. Wisconsin. Orange Tree Publications brings you 15 different love stories for only $12.95.
This enjoyable travel, romance series, takes place in Florida’s amazing cities, a country club setting, islands, keys, and on beautiful sandy beaches. The Amazon.com has 2 Kindle E- book also, the love stories and Child Development And More…Birth To Twelve Years. (From the publisher.)
Author Bio
• Birth—March 21, 1954
• Where—Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
• Education—N/A
• Currently—lives in Bradenton, Florida
(No other biographical information was provided.)
Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever visited any of the Florida cities in which the 15 love stories take place? If so, which ones? Are there other cities in Florida you visited because you read about them?
2. Which was your favorite travel love story, one that warmed your heart and sparked your imagination?
3. Which relationships in the book did you find most believable?
4. Talk about the age ranges of the characters in the 15 love stories? Did the ages have any effect on the quality, progress, or outcome of the romances?
5. Have you ever wanted to get married on an island near a beach?
6. Would you want to read and experience more travel love stories in other states? Which states and why?
(Questions courtesy of the author.)
Love Sick
Autumn J. Bright, 2014
A Light Bulb Publishing
380 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780986192319
Summary
One woman's turbulent journey to self-discovery and change.
Toni Jones, Charleston’s rising radio personality, has everything going for her: beauty, talent, a promising career, and now a handsome, ambitious husband on the move. The perfect catch!
But when his business fails, his dark side is revealed, leaving Toni to endure a doomed marriage plagued with years of domestic violence, deception, and even murder. But for Toni, giving up the only man she’s ever loved will be harder than she thinks.
And in time, she’ll discover her unhealthy attachment to her husband will make her… Love Sick.
Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Charleston, South Caroline, USA
• Education—B.A. Columbia College; B.A., University of North Carolina
• Currently—lives in North Carolina
Autumn J. Bright is an American writer. She is a lover of many things: laughter, world travel and, definitely, great stories. Autumn has been writing short stories and poems for over ten years. Love Sick is her debut novel.
She resides in the state of North Carolina, but is a native of Charleston, South Carolina and still considers the beautiful city home. Autumn is currently working on her second novel, Lovely.
Visit the author's website.
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Discussion Questions
1. In the beginning of the story, did you believe Marvin was innocent of the crime committed against his wife?
2. While in the hospital, Toni was interviewed by an investigator. How did she make you feel as she explained what happened the night she was assaulted? What were your thoughts of her at that point?
3. What were the dynamics between Toni and her sisters, Thelma and Stephanie?
4. After learning about Marvin's troubled upbringing, did you have any sympathy for him? Did it explain his crime of passion?
5. Toni and Justine had a rocky mother-daughter relationship. Justine, a smart kid, strove for a better life and learned self-preservation through negative reinforcement. Examples: She got good grades to avoid conflicts with her mother & she kept her bedroom clean to avoid the chaos that was beyond her walls. But, do you think Justine may have suffered from Post-traumatic stress disorder?
6. What were the similarities and differences between Toni and Marvin?
7. Toni finally realized her tolerance for abuse was learned from her mother as a child. From her childhood, she constructed an unhealthy concept of what real love was and discovered it was her own mind that kept her hostage in a dangerous marriage and unable to leave Marvin for years. What are some other reasons why People tolerate emotional/physical abuse at all cost?
8. Do you think Toni's children will break the cycle of violence?
(Questions courtesy of the author.)
In the Unlikely Event
Judy Blume, 2015
Knopf Doubleday
416 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781101875049
Summary
A richly textured and moving story of three generations of families, friends and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed by unexpected events.
In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling.
Against this backdrop of actual events that Blume experienced in the early 1950s, when airline travel was new and exciting and everyone dreamed of going somewhere, she paints a vivid portrait of a particular time and place—Nat King Cole singing "Unforgettable," Elizabeth Taylor haircuts, young (and not-so-young) love, explosive friendships, A-bomb hysteria, rumors of Communist threat. And a young journalist who makes his name reporting tragedy. Through it all, one generation reminds another that life goes on.
In the Unlikely Event is vintage Judy Blume, with all the hallmarks of Judy Blume’s unparalleled storytelling, and full of memorable characters who cope with loss, remember the good times and, finally, wonder at the joy that keeps them going. (From the publisher.)
Author Bio
• Birth— February 12, 1938
• Where—Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
• Education—B.A., New York University
• Awards—(see below)
• Currently—lives in Key West, Florida
Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American writer. Her novels for children and young adults have exceeded sales of 80 million and have been translated into 32 languages. In 1996 she won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her contribution to writing for teens.
Blume's novels for teenagers have tackled racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (Deenie; Then Again, Maybe I Won't) and teen sex (Forever). Blume has used these subjects to generate discussion, but they have also been the source of controversy regarding age-appropriate reading.
Early life
Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of homemaker Esther (nee Rosenfeld) and dentist Ralph Sussman. She has a brother, David, who is five years older. Her family was Jewish. Blume has recalled, "I spent most of my childhood making up stories inside of my head."
She graduated from Battin High School in 1956, then enrolled in Boston University. In the first semester, she was diagnosed with mononucleosis and took a brief leave from school before graduating from New York University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in Education.
In 1951 and 1952, there were three airplane crashes in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. 118 people died in the crashes, and Blume’s father, who was a dentist, helped to identify the unrecognizable remains. Blume says she "buried" these memories until she began writing her 2015 novel In the Unlikely Event, the plot of which revolves around the crashes.
Career
A lifelong avid reader, Blume first began writing when her children were attending preschool and published her first book, The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, in 1969. The decade that followed proved to be her most prolific, with 13 more books being published, including many of her most well-known titles, such as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (1972), and Blubber (1974). A number of Blume's books appear on the list of top all-time bestselling children's books.
After publishing novels for young children and teens, Blume tackled another genre—adult reality and death. Her novels Wifey (1978) and Smart Women (1983) shot to the top of The New York Times best-seller list. Wifey has become a bestseller, with over 4 million copies sold to date. Her third adult novel Summer Sisters (1998) was widely praised and has sold more than 3 million copies. It spent 5 months on The New York Times Bestseller list, with the hardcover reaching #3 while the paperback spent several weeks at #1. Her fourth adult novel, In the Unlikely Event, came out in 2015.
Awards
Judy Blume has won more than 90 literary awards, including three lifetime achievement awards in the US. The ALA Margaret A. Edwards Award recognizes one writer and a particular body of work for "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature."
She won the annual award in 1996 citing the single book Forever, published in 1975. According to the citation,
She broke new ground in her frank portrayal of Michael and Katherine, high school seniors who are in love for the first time. Their love and sexuality are described in an open, realistic manner and with great compassion.
In April 2000 the Library of Congress named her to its Living Legends in the Writers and Artists category for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage. In 2004 she received the annual Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Medal of the National Book Foundation as someone who "has enriched [American] literary heritage over a life of service, or a corpus of work."
Other work
The film version of Blume's 1981 novel Tiger Eyes was directed by the author's son, Lawrence Blume. Released in 2012, it stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler.
Throughout Blume's career, she has also made efforts to advocate for organizations that support intellectual freedom. "Finding herself at the center of an organized book banning campaign in the 1980's she began to reach out to other writers, as well as teachers and librarians, who were under fire." This led to Blume joining the National Coalition Against Censorship.
All of her efforts go into helping protect the freedom to read. She is also the founder and trustee of a charitable and education foundation, called The Kids Fund. Blume serves on the board for other organizations, such as Author's Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Key West Literary Seminar, and National Coalition Against Censorship.
Personal life
On August 15, 1959, in the summer of her freshman year of college, she married John M. Blume, whom she had met while a student at New York University. He became a lawyer, while she was a homemaker before supporting her family by teaching and writing. They had two children. The couple divorced in 1976. Blume has stated that Lawrence was the inspiration for the character of Fudge. Blume has one grandchild, a grandson whom Blume credits with encouraging her to write the most recent Fudge books.
Shortly after her separation from her first husband, Blume met Thomas A. Kitchens, a physicist. The couple married in 1976, moved to New Mexico, but divorced in 1978. She later spoke about their split: "It was a disaster, a total disaster. After a couple years, I got out. I cried every day. Anyone who thinks my life is cupcakes is all wrong."
A mutual friend introduced her to George Cooper, a former law professor turned non-fiction writer. Blume and Cooper have been married since 1987. They reside in Key West. (Adapted from Wikipedia. Accessed 7/14/2015.)
Book Reviews
Judy Blume isn’t just revered, she’s revolutionary.... The novel moves with momentum, told in short chapter bursts, newspaper reports and even scripted dialogue.... Blume nails every 1950s detail, from the refinished basements with wet bars and knotty-pine walls to Elizabeth Taylor haircuts and mentions of Bogart and Bacall.... Blume, whose fiction for adults has the same emotional immediacy as her books for children, makes us feel the pure shock and wonder of living.
Caroline Leavitt - New York Times Book Review
A heartfelt novel intended to be heartwarming. In that it fully succeeds.
Sherryl Connelly - New York Daily News
It’s Judy Blume and, therefore, it’s gold.... Despite tragedy at its core, [In the Unlikely Event] soars.
Jacqueline Cutler - Newark Star Ledger
Comfort reading at its most soothing, the turn of its pages like sitting down with a beloved, long-lost friend.
Lucy Scholes - Independent (UK)
Quite simply, extraordinary.
Viv Groskop - Guardian (UK)
Blume, in clear and forthright storytelling, creates realistic characters searching for happiness while dodging the obstacles placed in their way. She does it with a compassionate understanding of life’s setbacks and the power we all have to survive and move on.
Carol Memmott - Chicago Tribune
In the Unlikely Event gives us everything that Blume is known (and beloved) for—the fierce, fraught nature of young relationships, the comfort and confines of cultural identity, the messiness and joys of the body—and takes it to a new level. This novel is her most ambitious to date, and she lives up to its reach with her characteristic frankness, compassion, and charm.
Gayle Brandeis - San Francisco Chronicle
Will appeal to loyal fans as well as new readers.... In Miri, Blume deftly exposes the inner life of a teenager girl during the 1950s—and not the sanitized version so often portrayed. In the Unlikely Event integrates Blume’s acclaimed observation of the teenage experience with intimate knowledge of an unusual series of events, making it a page-turner with cross-generational appeal.
Meganne Fabrega - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Satisfying, heartfelt.... Delivers on the warm nostalgia that we remember from Blume’s earlier books.... It is her signature unparalleled ability to capture the innermost lives of teenagers that makes In the Unlikely Event vintage Judy Blume.
Melissa M. Firman - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[In the Unlikely Event] does not disappoint.... Blume’s great gift is [her] personal touch; her unflinching but reassuring voice—that of a no-nonsense big sister who gives it to you straight, then gives you a hug—characterizes her adult novels as distinctly as it does her YA output.
Emily Simon - Buffalo News
Blume creates characters who are real and sympathetic.
Amanda St. Amand - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The details of the time and place ring true, and so do the feelings of the characters.
Margaret Quamme - Columbus Dispatch
An ambitious book that combines adult experience with the sweet familiarity of Blume’s writing for and about younger people.... The novel rivals Tolstoy or Ferrante in its number of characters, families, and stories, and it feels not just believable but like a regular preteen-style Judy Blume page-turner, emotionally resonant and down-to-earth at once.... It’s also the experience of being in Blume’s authoritative hands, reading a dramatic story about daily life told in a funny, orderly, honest style. Blume is always kind to her readers; the suffering her characters experience feels real but never cruel, never melodramatic.... [Her books are] deftly crafted, and she’s done the hard work for us.... Reading In the Unlikely Event is like reconnecting with a long-lost friend.
Sarah Larson - The New Yorker
Judy Blume is back—and on her game!... A deftly written story that captures a town coping with loss and the sudden fame that horrible tragedy brings. You won’t want to turn the last page.
Kim Hubbard - People Magazine
Excellent and satisfying.... Has all the elements of Blume’s best books: the complex relationships between friends and family members, the straight talk and lack of shame about sex, and, most of all, the compassionate insight into the pleasures and pains of growing up.
Aimee Levitt - Chicago Reader
Vividly rendered.... Blume deftly demonstrates just how different the personal fallout from tragedy can turn out to be.... As Blume proves over and over again not just in In the Unlikely Event but in all of her fiction, life does go on in spite of hardship. We love. We lose. We fail. We may fall. But the lucky ones, we try our best to endure.
Alexis Burling - Oregonian
Has [Judy Blume’s] signature warm, personal touch.
Megan O’Grady - Vogue.com
The three fatal plane crashes that hit Elizabeth, N.J., during the winter of 1951–52 are the inspiration for Elizabeth-native Blume's latest adult novel...while posing the question, how do individuals, families, and communities, deal with disaster?... [C]haracteristically accessible, frequently charming, and always deeply human.
Publishers Weekly
(Starred review.)There is no surprise that [In the Unlikely Event] is smoothly written, and its story compelling. The setting—the early 1950s—is especially well realized.... A new Blume novel will always be big news. —Michael Cart
Booklist
[A] story that mingles facts...[with] fictional characters. Though it's not always clear where truth ends and imagination begins.... Though it doesn't feel much like an adult novel, this book will be welcomed by any Blume fan who can handle three real tragedies and a few four-letter words.
Kirkus Reviews
Discussion Questions
1. Discuss the environment of Elizabeth, New Jersey, before the crashes occur. How would you describe the community? How does the community band together after the first crash?
2. Throughout In the Unlikely Event, newspaper clippings are interspersed among the text. How do those articles help to provide context for the events that occur? How did they aid your understanding of changes in Elizabeth?
3. Class and status play a role throughout In the Unlikely Event. How does Miri see herself in the socioeconomic structure of Elizabeth? When does she feel most uncomfortable with her family’s position? How does her idea of relative wealth change once she meets Mason?
4. Discuss Miri’s relationship with her mother. How would you define the relationship between Miri and Rusty at the beginning of the novel? Are there special pressures on Miri because she is an only child? How do Irene and Henry mitigate the mother-daughter disagreements between Miri and Rusty? Does the relationship change once Miri has her own children? If so, how?
5. In the Unlikely Event is arguably a novel about the crashes as much as it is one about Henry Ammerman’s development as a journalist. How does Henry’s career evolve over the course of the novel? Is he ever conflicted by his role in reporting the tragedy? How has reportage changed since the 1950s?
6. How does Miri’s idea of friendship change throughout the novel? Discuss the scene in which Miri visits Natalie in the hospital. How does this incident set the tone for their relationship going forward?
7. Discuss the conspiracy theories that emerge after the crashes. For the teenagers in the novel, how do these rumors act as a means of coping?
8. On page 29, it states that "Miri couldn’t help wishing" she had a father like Dr. Osner. What does she desire in a relationship with a father? Discuss her reunion with her biological father. How does this experience change her? Does she ever find someone to fulfill the role of father in her life?
9. Discuss how working women are portrayed in the novel. What challenges do these women face? Can you point to any particular incidents in which the working women—particularly Rusty, Daisy, and Christina—face discrimination or judgment for their roles in the workplace?
10. The crashes create a sense of palpable fear and anxiety for the residents of Elizabeth throughout In the Unlikely Event. How does it affect Miri on a psychological level? What about Natalie?
11. Several budding romances play out over the course of In the Unlikely Event. What relationship most surprised you? Whom did you root for?
12. How is teen culture described throughout In the Unlikely Event? What influence does pop culture have on Miri and her peers? Were you able to trace any similarities between the teens of the 1950s and the teens of today?
13. Discuss the events of the reunion. Did the characters’ lives turn out differently from how you would have expected? Who changed the most?
14. Judy Blume has had a prolific career writing books for readers of all ages. How many of her previous novels, if any, have you read? How did your reading experience of In the Unlikely Event compare with her other works? Are you able to pinpoint anything in the writing or character development that felt distinctly "Judy Blume" in style or execution?
(Questions issued by the publisher.)
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Glenn Benest, Dale Pitman, 2015
Larry Czeronka Publishing
315 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780692336182
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Discussion Questions
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