It has been a long summer of violence, turmoil, and change in Atlantic City as the city continues its transformation from faded seaside resort to vibrant, entertainment, gambling Mecca. Life styles clash on the Boardwalk, in the casinos, and in gang controlled neighborhoods while a bloody territorial war between rival families has left a trail of bodies scattered throughout the town. LOST EXIT revolves around Timmy Davenport, a self-destructive college basketball player home for the summer, searching for the answers in life that have so far escaped him. The heart of the story is about Timmy and his relationships with his family and friends, as well as the city he grew up in, and the love of a game that was once his salvation. As he prepares for a basketball tournament that can define his future, Timmy, like Atlantic City itself, has to confront the ghosts of his past before he can move forward. More than a coming of age novel, LOST EXIT looks at a character haunted by his own poor choices and addictions in a harsh, brutal world where he has struggled to find himself. The story is about a last chance opportunity for Timmy to prove himself while battling his inner demons on and off the courts as he pieces his life back together. Timely and intense, LOST EXIT blends the pain and angst of youth with the emotional struggle of characters coming to grips with their own identities.
Author
Author of the novels STILL BLACK REMAINS (published by Literary Wanderlust) and LOST EXIT, and NINE IN THE MORNING (published by Death Row Books), as well as 2 Fight Card books - FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD, and FIGHT CARD: CAN'T MISS CONTENDER. My short stories have been featured in publications ranging from The Literary Review to The Foundling Review, Word Riot, and A Twist of Noir, and I have been nominated for two separate Pushcart Prizes. I was the Features writer for The Bergen News and Press Journal, and other non-fiction articles have been included in publications ranging from the NYTimes.com, the Life/Style section of The Boston Globe, to the TriCity News. I also post my fiction at A COLD RUSH OF AIR, and show up periodically at: SLIDING DOWN THE RAZOR'S EDGE to offer opinions and POV on topics not too earth-shattering in size, scope, or detail. Writer - Surfer - Badass ...... It's a New Jersey thing: attitude, edginess, and Bruce Springsteen... and sometimes even Bon Jovi. I left the Garden State (New Jersey) to live in a small college town in North Georgia with my wife Helen and a variety of children and pets. Founder/Creative Director at StoryTellers StoryTellers is a community based organization that develops literacy through the art of writing. Using reading, group exercises, and one on one mentoring, Story Tellers provides under-served teenagers and young adults the opportunity to write their own stories which can inspire them to discover the strength and power of their own voices. The goal of the program is to develop literacy, self-expression, and self-esteem.
