FRINGE LOCATIONS IBD

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STORIES HEARD, LIVED, IMAGINED.Fringe Locationsáis a collection of 17 distinctly diverse tales from three continents and decidedly contrasting settings, which bring to life a wide variety of characters from all walks of life: from a girl caught in a sand storm in South AfricaâÇÖsáinterior, a boy who shot his girlfriend, an environmentalist who refused to be silenced, a lawyer who flew to the Yucatan to find peace of mind, to stories from MüllerâÇÖs life: meeting the poet Allen Ginsburg, befriending a concentration camp survivor, going on a pilgrimage to the active volcano Stromboli in Italy, and his multifarious hitchhiking adventures over a ten year period. Though fictional, many of the stories ináPart Oneáare based on true events. The autobiographical accounts ináPart Twoáare all true, save for some slight creative deviations. Together the stories traverseáfrontiers and probe the deeper levels of what it means to be human in this wonderfully variegated world of ours. Each story reflects, on someálevel, the indomitable striving of the human spirit, in both grand and small ways. They are astute vignettes of theáhuman condition, encompassing loneliness, socio-political injustices, sickness, sorrow, death, love, companionship, redemption, succumbing, and overcoming.Stories include:1)ááááThe Red Wind ~ 12)ááááHotel Pischa ~ 113)ááááSundial ~ 124)ááááPool Cleaner in the Yucatan ~ 155)ááááUp in Smoke ~ 236)ááááOptimistic Freshman ~ 277)ááááYeah, I Killed my Girlfriend ~ 298)áááá4âÇÖ 33' ~ 329)ááááFringe Locations ~ 3410)áááDraft Dodger ~ 5711)áááA Walk-through Time and Snow ~ 5512)ááááAllen Ginsberg at the Atlantis ~ 5813)áááStromboli ~ 6614)ááá7 Trains, 7 Planes:áA Blessing~ 7315)áááWater ~ 8116)áááWe Met at the Met ~ 8117)áááThumbing Down the Road ~ 93