Tales of the Past, Present and the Future

The tales in this book were written between 1965 and 2023. They originated from a mind eager to create his own world. The first three tales offer you a look into the past. There's the adventures of a boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Set in the Old West, the author used the titles of forty–nine western films to weave his story. See if you can identify them. The second tale is about the tragedy of a general, also in the begone west, who is motivated by nonsense, currently demonstrated by one of our politicians. The last is about a sheriff trying to retire with an unblemished record of integrity in law enforcement. It is a hybrid western novella.Part two presents three tales of the Present. Committed by his daughter, a senior finds conspiracy in a retirement community. A mysterious child defies her creator's wishes. And, finally, a disillusioned newspaper reporter finds decency in the Florida EvergladesAs for tales of the Future, the author writes about puppets who, through an Act of Congress, have been made legal citizens of the United States. Taiwan is invaded by mainland China. A violent storm upends the racial strife. And, in conclusion, a young man can't die until he loses his head.Now, won't you step into this author's mind and decide whether one hundred and forty–six thousand plus words in his book proves him persistent or mad?

-- Robert Brunet