A collection of short stories around the central theme of the individual set adrift from their environment, about inner struggle and isolation
A woman with a desire for physical interaction, but a distaste for companionship. Sod the Lonely Hearts, it's Lonely Bodies more like! Her Bogey gives her sweet satisfaction until the charm dissipates, and her bit of fun disappears. But there's nothing like a woman scorned...
Vern is a lighthouse keeper whose geographical isolation conjures a world of strange fantasies, centred on the flight of a Heron, a spiritual messenger. The destruction of his inner world by the brutal force of the world outside causes a catastrophic implosion which further pulls Vern into solitude and retreat...
Aselom sits cocooned in a meditative state, attuned to his environment, waiting for an answer to manifest itself to the problem of a treacherous son. Guided by the voices of the elders, and the actions of a stranger and his dying horse, his vigil for ultimate guidance offers up a clear path..
Tommy struggles against the feelings crowding in on him like the New York skyline itself. Issues of class and greed rear their ugly heads to thwart his success, and leave him feeling like a fish out of water...
Steve pays the ultimate price for the revelation he discovers through a telescope....