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Travels with Lovers flows with humor and grace, and one can feel the laughter and sadness in these couples' journeys. Within these classic short stories one comes to understand the bizarre nature of various loving encounters and the inherent difficulties involved in any relationship - the stresses and the push and pull.
"The Mongoose and The Python" is a jarring juxtaposition of Gypsy palm-reader and passionate Montana guide lover with the deadly competitive life and death game between Mongoose and Python.
"Penguin" deals with a lover caught in abandonment fears and ecstasy while lost in Coastal Mexico on a mid-level all-inclusive beach resort trip.
Readers will also travel through two dystopian incarceration stories involving deep psychological and physical torments of present and future existence. These accounts will illustrate hard images of "special" correctional facilities. "The Tower" and "The Camp" each transport you to pressured places where reality and dark dream meet.
"The Renegade and The Gunrunner" delves deeply into the hardships caused when families took sides during the Civil War. The story deals with the Corbett family's separation and the hardships they endured while living in Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri, as well as the aftermath of war and reconstruction. Readers will feel the tensions, the battle atmosphere and the losses felt by both sides.
All of the stories included in Travels with Lovers will take you on a curious journey through heartscape visions.
