Episode 121, The Dark

In Keys to Paradise, a memoir that melds story and essay, Mourad describes the aftermath of being swindled out of his life savings a few years after his move to Italy. In novel, Grand Boulevard, an affluent man discovers his teenage daughter performing witchcraft in their back yard while his neighbour, in a fit of grief over her dead son, runs outside where she encounters a homeless man who's come to "occupy" their street. In Do the Wrong Thing, Ava's new roommate comes into her room naked, and Ava waxes rhapsodically about binge eating. Story Listing: 00:00 Mourad Nachach - Key to Paradise - memoir excerpt. 12:00 Cindy Graves - Grand Boulevard - contemporary novel excerpt 21:00 Malcolm van Delst - Do the Wrong Thing - character driven, narrative novel excerpt - http://malcolmvandelst.com. Works in progress. Copyright remains with the authors. Image from: https://pixabay.com