Bøger af Cory Cason

When broken, alcoholic writer Caleb Quinn wakes up restrained to bed he realizes that there is something fundamentally different about him. With no memory of how he got there, he finds himself on an island surrounded by others who are in their own state of desperation. The island is run by the mysterious Dr. Nero Wright who insists that all of the inhabitants have ended up on the island by their own prayers."St. Jude's Island" is an erudite look at the effects of prayer. What exactly is prayer? Is prayer anything more than a form of arrogant sense of hope? How can one be sure that they are praying for the right thing?In a novel about consequences and redemption, Cory Cason uses his character Caleb Quinn to explore these questions through an intense series of interactions between characters and paints a picture of how unseen external forces play into our everyday lives.

The San Luis Valley of Colorado has been called the center of the universe. The town of Crestone is recognized by many as the spiritual capital of the world. Those are only half-truths. Only a handful, recognize the valley for what it is, a place where worlds collide.When a stranger shows up covered in dried blood, some locals suspect that he might be the fugitive perpetrator of a mass shooting at a convention in Las Vegas. His arrival sets off a series of meteoric events that tests the conviction of the valley's inhabitants, including those who live on a higher plane of existence, about the mysteries and myths that endure in Earth's biggest mountain valley.From the author of the well-received novels "Still Born" and "St. Jude's Island", Cory Cason's third novel, "Plane, Colorado" continues to explore the human condition's interpretation of reality.

The thoughts that go through the mind when mortality is at stake, be it in raging whitewater or on the side of a cliff. A terminally ill man naming the tumors that are eating away at him. A serial killer traversing the country in the guise of a has been professional wrestler. A teenage journalist covering the punk rock scene in southern California during the 1970's.These are but a few of the explorations in Cory Cason's first collection "13 Stories" written entirely during the lockdown months of 2020. These stories were conceived during the lull time during the editing process of his third novel, "Plane, Colorado", expected to be released in January of 2021.

A contemporary author discovers the poems that he had written over twenty years earlier when he was at different stage of life.

Do you really belong in this world? Not everybody does. Some souls take a wrong turn at an intersection of space and time and end up in a lost existence. Vincent is one of the souls. It is not obvious to him in his youth, but as he journeys through life he slowly realizes who he is.

A stunning, yet heartfelt work of creative nonfiction about a love affair on a Mach speed roller coaster, a firsthand look at the passionate ups and the horrifying downs of two lovers born for each other. "At the End of the Dance" tells the story of the marriage between Cory and Julie set against the backdrop of staggering excess, deviant sex, lung cancer and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The 100% true story written with humor and startling authenticity written by a husband widowed at far too young of an age.

It's a fine line between running away and embarking on a journey of self-discovery. After becoming a widower before the age of fifty, Cory must figure out what his sense of purpose will be for the rest of his life. His quest leads him from Denver to the unlikely destination of Davenport, Iowa. As he ponders the new meaning of his life and explores the stages of grief, he observes the lives of those around him on both a local and universal level and ponders things he had never noticed before."The Next Dance" could be described as a "coming of age" book at an unlikely age and is written in a raw, unwavering tone with undercurrents of philosophy and comedy. It is the follow up to his first book, "At the End of the Dance" in which he recounts the love, life and death of his wife Julie.

A year spent living in Iowa captured in words and images.