LOST SOULS by John William McMullen is an eclectic collection of short stories, literary excursions as diverse as the author’s novels and longer works.
Ranging from the antics of three men at their tenth year high school reunion; righteous church-goers; investigations conducted by Homeland Security; a tragic dinner in the home of a dysfunctional family; a young man’s temptation with smoking and theft; prejudice and homelessness; a memorable graduation ceremony; the bizarre offer from a stranger; a woman attempting to come to grips with middle-age; and a man lost in the future, LOST SOULS offers a unique look at life in the heartland.
In LOST SOULS, full of satire and folly, McMullen sees what we rarely want to see: life without love or grace. These are not necessarily tales of morality, but if one is stricken with the realization that certain characters have no conscience, then congratulate yourself because your conscience is not quite dead yet. But be prepared: some of these stories are delightfully dark.
McMullen’s writing attempts to see all things through the prism of grace, which is far more merciful than human judgment. His view of American life in the United States takes on political expediency, unbridled capitalism, sexual promiscuity, loneliness in the midst of overwhelming social networking, love and marriage, adults who have never negotiated a path out of adolescence, and draws out narcissism, neuroses, fear, religious fervor and just plain human stupidity with an impish grin. These stories illuminate, if not entertain, by revealing the sublimely ridiculous or the ridiculously sublime.
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