Lighting the Dark Side contains a collection of six refreshingly different short stories.- Each one is very unique and cannot be compared to the others.- I really enjoyed reading the stories.- They are about human nature and how we deal with hardships.- Sometimes we overcome them, sometimes we obliterate them and sometimes we just make adjustments in ourselves to live with them.
What I discovered really interesting is that in almost every story, I found aspects of myself in the characters.- This allowed me to feel like I could relate to what they had going on inside themselves.- Some of these aspects ranged from a desire for vigilantism in situations with no other way out; a desire to help others by going way beyond what is expected; and that need to ask myself why I allow things to happen when I know the outcome ahead of time.- Kind of like, why did I do that again?- The examples in the stories are so much more interesting than any story that I have possibly lived.
Each short story or novella is very complete within itself, however, I found myself wishing that the stories would go on longer.- I wasn-t ready to leave the lives of these interesting characters.- This is what made the book even more fun because I found myself thinking about the stories later on, wondering what happened to people that never even existed. The characters are very well developed and intricately woven into their plots that they seem very real.- Their humanity is expressed through their shortcomings, and their need to change their situations.---
This book, -Lighting the Dark Side,- by William R. Potter, will definitely be enjoyed by all fans of fiction.- I think that it would make an excellent selection for a reader-s group or for a college course.- I would love to hear the interesting discussions that will be held about these stories. Reviewer, Paige Lovitt.
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.Product Description
A short story collection featuring three novellas and three shorter works, LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE covers a wide range of fiction genres including, action, thriller, mystery/detective, suspense, and even romance. Join regular people who find themselves caught up in extraordinary situations. Some are simply down on their luck; while others struggle for survival. Each is locked into circumstances rendered more complex by their own weaknesses. Only when the shortcomings are recognized can they overcome these limitations and succeed. This collection of Six Modern Tales is designed to exercise your emotions, capture your imagination, and challenge you to think in new directions.
The Stories
BENT, NOT BROKEN. Dwayne Johnson knows he is different. He lives in a world that can always be depended on to remind him of his strangeness. Despite his social awkwardness, Dwayne meets a beautiful woman at a bus stop and soon his entire life transforms. Unfortunately his obsessions work against him, keeping the couple apart pushing Dwayne to the point of alcoholism and insanity.
IN THE GRAY. Michael Connor is estranged from his entire family and for good reason. His father is wife beating racist, his brother a corrupt politician, and his mother is all too willing look the other way. Unfortunately his loving Mum won't stop calling...insisting that he become more like his sibling and settle down and take a wife.
BLESSING OR CURSE? When Brad Stewart won eleven million dollars in the lottery he would never have guessed a group of extortionists would kidnap his son for ransom. His decision to follow the kidnapper's demands and not involve the police is a choice that will threaten his marriage and his life with the violence of vigilantism.
MAY 18, 2010. Is May 18, 2010 the end of the world? Trevor Woodward isn't sure. He just wants to go home after a long day at work. He is tired of all the talk about the approaching comet that may or may not impact and destroy all life on the earth. However, he can't shake the feeling that he has lived through the events of the historic day before. Or is it many times?
PROMINENT COUPLE SLAIN. Detective Jack Staal of the Hanson Police, Major Crime Section has recently transferred from the Vancouver Police departments MCS. Burnt out, tired and weary of Homicide, he's looking forward to the lower profile cases of a small town. That wish is dashed when a former Mayor candidate and his wife are found murdered.
SURVIVING THE FALL. Since childhood, James Goodal has had a soft spot for stray creatures offering as many as possible a good home. Now James is separated from his wife, depressed and alone. Then one afternoon, a few days before Christmas, he meets a young street girl named Ashley. Days after taking her in, his simple life is turned into a nightmare of violence and death as Ashley's past catches up to her at Goodal's home.
