Publisher's Synopsis
Published on April 18, 2012. This volume features all the short stories Robert Peate wrote between 2008 and 2012. "Chasing Kerouac" depicts one man's obsession with finding a lost piece of writing by author Jack Kerouac, an obsession that takes him hundreds of miles with a friend to visit complete strangers. "Neighbors" revolves around another man's less constructive obsession with what goes on behind a neighbor's closed doors. "A Perfect World" is the story of a girl who travels to a world where everything is perfect. What would that look like? What would it mean? "Mister Negative," a no-holds barred attack on political correctness, is the story of a man who says what he thinks no matter what happens or whom he offends. Of this story, the longest in the collection, Robert says, "This one was cathartic to write. I got to get out and let go of some 'negativity' I'd been holding in for a long time--in a comedic way, of course. If only we could all be as free and bold as Mister Negative, we'd probably all feel a lot better!" These thought-provoking stories will stay with you long after you have put them down. Included in this volume is the unfinished short story "The Deity," which addresses the question of what a universe with a loving supreme being would look like. And what if that being died?
