Herm and Pop Visit Eternity

Using a broad spectrum of genres, from humor to mystery to psychological thriller, even horror, along with literary fiction, these ten stories delve into childhood dilemmas and experiences, and the beauty and scars that they leave. They are stories of children and parents to which we can all relate - for the love, humor, irony, and tragedy they express; and for the heart-rending insights into life and the human psyche they offer. Sometimes these themes are brought to light in ways that are tender and fragile, at other times in ways that are frank and terrifying. Either way, the stories and their characters are always provocative. And always unique. Like the nine short stories that precede it, the book''s featured novella and title story - Herm and Pop Visit Eternity - examines the special bond between a child and parent, in this case, a gravely ill grandparent, in a relentless, tension-filled, yet beautiful and discerning way. Herm and Pop set out on a journey in pursuit of a dream. Their journey is about baseball and life, love and war. It is about gods and heroes and dreams of immortality, and what happens when those dreams fail. It is about all of us, what we want and pray for, and what we dread. But can Pop''s heart survive the journey? Or will the illnesses he has kept secret, and their imminent danger, shatter his and Herm''s dream?