Böcker av Stephen Sposato

The idea for A 'Destination Funeral' -- Does 5,000 Miles and 10 Feet Under, "Get You Away From It All? " - came from the 'destination marriages' which were becoming all the rage among a certain 1 percent; an opportunity to keep out the rif-raf, to escape the crocodile tears? Of course what began as a meditation on death soon became one on life in our times, its challenges and rewards.I lived a period from 1947 - well into the 21 st Century, a period fraught with change and the challenges it brings. From black and white TV to HD hand-helds; from 'coming out' parties for debutantes to coming-out of the closet for one's gay marriage; from segregation to rap music and Nike endorsements, the changes have been well beyond any seers ability to imagine. I was often there, when things were changing, I, we, had no choice. Most of what is written is true, the few exaggerations are usually disclosed, tongue in cheek. The names, except for celebrities whom I don't think will mind, have been mostly left out.

The war in Ukraine rages on. If there is one force that can turn the tide of the war it must be a spiritual force, for that of arms and weapons has only succeeded in slaughter and destruction.Spiritual force? It has been absent for some time in Europe. A century and a half has gone by since the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared that 'God is dead.' Yet the continent was built on Christianity and its western part, on Catholicism. Pope Francis is a charismatic leader, though beyond the excitement he generates he is mostly ignored. Pope Constantine II, our fictional Pope, resembles Francis in all but name. Can the Pope rekindle the force of peace by going to Kyiv and placing his body and the sacrifice of the mass between the combatants? Everyone intrigues against this fateful mission. Can Christianity and the Pope succeed in stopping another European slaughter?

Conversations With Marcel, the novella at the source of our drama, is the sustained conversation of two young men in 1970s Europe. From cafe to cafe and from love to love the two friends try to sort out a set of values and commitments for a fully modern life. The story of the abandoned wife Anna with her two sons growing up, superimposes itself upon the Conversations... a short novella found within the story of a family left without a father. Our story begins when the abandoned wife discovers the now popular novella and asks the publisher about the whereabouts of the author, her missing husband, and the possibility of receiving royalties. Several unusual twists, and the son's final decision to look for the father as he reaches manhood, move the story along. The search, quest and finally resolution occur when the two meet again.

In a post 9/11 world where a few ruthless men and women can use modern technology to create powerful webs of conspiracy, the public voice of radio is needed more than ever. Radio brings little known stories of radio's power to life and revives our faith in the medium as a truly modern tool for social change.