One of Us, Old Boy
Author: L. Joseph Shosty
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Publisher: Untreed
Reads Publishing
Synopsis: A wise old
professor, facing forced retirement, passes on his greatest secret to his
protégé in this moving story of two disparate generations affected by war.
Brought
to you by TeamNerd reviewer Bridget Strahin
Review: I
must say, when I first read the synopsis of this story, I was excited even
though it's well, a short story. In my opinion, short stories are hard to get
into because the writer has very little pages to get you hooked in and for me,
it never works out. However, Mr. Shosty had no problems with that.
From page one all the way
through the entire story, I was hooked. Mr. Shosty had a way with his words
that had me flowing from page to page and before I knew it, I was at the end
and disappointed.
Disappointed because I
wanted more.
The story follows Dr.
Trotter as he reminisces and tells his young protégé Thomas about past days of
friendships and war. It is a moving tale of an old man with more days behind
him then in front, who has many secrets to share with a young man who wants to
one day follow in his footsteps.
The only thing I have an
issue with is the cover. It's a picture of a pentagram on a floating
island and I'm not sure how it fits. I would recommend changing the cover so
that the story isn't misleading. It really has nothing to do with the story.
The story was well written
and imaginative. I would recommend this quick read to anyone, no matter what
genre they are used to reading.
About the Author: L. Joseph Shosty was born in Texas City, Texas to working-class
parents who divorced when he was still an infant. He spent the better part of
his childhood moving from place to place, living in various parts of Texas,
Louisiana, and Tennessee before finally settling in Winnie, Texas, a farming
community seventy miles from Houston. He wrote his first story when he was
three, but it wasn't until he was in teens that he realized his passion for
storytelling could ever become a profession. He sold his first short story in
1998, and soon began amassing a following on the Internet. When his first story
collection, Hoodwinks on a Crumbling Fence,
was a disaster, he quit writing, intending never to publish another word again.
He made good on this promise until the birth of his son, William, in 2008
prompted him to give it another try.
Mr. Shosty writes a little bit of everything, and has been lauded in the past
for his eclectic tastes and frequent style changes. Though he classifies
himself as a science fiction writer, he has written sf, fantasy, mystery,
horror, westerns, romance, erotica, weird tales, steampunk, and men's
adventure, as well as more mainstream/literary work. He regards the short story
as the perfect medium for the artistic expression of ideas, but he also
concedes that the future of literature will likely always reside in the novel
form.
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