<p>Scattered Cranes is a bit of an elegy to time spent rodeoing, roughnecking and construction work on bridges across bodies of water large and small in those areas of America that the coastal bound fly over, barely registering the beauty of the farmland patterns and jungles below. Then clouds form a protective layer. There is no protective layer in Scattered Cranes. Some of it is down and dirty, while other passages are dreamlike and aspirational, with a thread of humor. And where there is humor, there is optimism. As the foreword says, it's like rodeo, you're out there with your try. Scattered Cranes is a bustling, dusty arena for Wise's try. Enjoy it. "...a compelling and essential collection of bare-knuckle poetry." Ben Banyard, Editor/Publisher Clear Poetry, UK"Expect Wise's world to stay inside you after you've read it, and roll to the surface for attention like a memory or a dream." Chelsea Laine Wells, Writer, Fiction Editor Hypertext, Hypernova, (b)Oink"Wise's collection is both hauntingly nostalgic and piercingly urgent..." Jen Knox, Author of After the Gazebo and The Glass City</p>

Scattered Cranes

Literature & Fiction

Wise, Guinotte

Poetry

Pski's Porch

<p>Travis Meachem, a disillusioned middle-aged man, flies to Daytona to visit his dying father, Reno Pete. On his deathbed, Reno confesses his darkest secrets then commits suicide, leaving his son absolute proof of his part in the JFK assassination, along with instructions on how Travis can profit from it. Following his father’s cryptic advice, Travis heads to his uncle’s house in the Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Refuge, where they hatch a plot to ruin the days of those who destroyed their family. It’s an endeavor that will shake up the power corridors from New Orleans to Washington DC, and beyond. Along the way, Travis attracts some unlikely allies, among them a stunning creole girl, a streetwise rasta character, and a Dallas, Texas, police detective. But some allies are not what they appear to be, and Travis’s enemies aren’t the only ones in danger of having their days ruined for good. Is revenge hollow? It depends on who’s seeking it. And why.</p>

Ruined Days

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Black Opal Books

Horses See Ghosts

Pski's Porch Publishing

Chickens One Day, Feathers the Next

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Vine Leaves Press

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