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The First Light of Evening

By: Mark Ernest Pothier
Narrated by: John McLain
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Publisher's summary

"Three years ago, when my son was still in college and my daughter lived across the Bay, my wife packed her car with her clothes and things, discussed with me her reasons for taking half the savings and, after a farewell which I cannot recall verbatim, she left..."

In this short story, which won a Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Award, a retired schoolteacher in his sunset years, gets his first glimpse at the failures in his life, cracking a window open to everything and everyone outside.

©2012 Mark Ernest Pothier (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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Editorial reviews

Listeners are bound to find hints of John Williams' classic novel Stoner throughout this introspective and award-winning short story by Mark Ernest Pothier. Like the titular character from the American classic, Potheir's protagonist is an educator taking a hard look at the life he's lead. Veteran narrator John McLain takes on the challenge of performing this story, and lets his deep, casual tone put the listener right in the backyard with Jim as he tries to maintain his simple way of life, undisturbed by outside influences.

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Absorbing and Atmospheric

This short, sometimes brutal story gives us a window into our fragile souls, especially as we grapple with grief, loneliness, and survival of the inner life.

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Ending?

A Kindle Single, this was not what I was expecting. Just as the telling was getting interesting, it just ended. I need more. Did the author see the Cain smoker again?!

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