Bøger af Dezi Jay M

A staggering collection of tall tales, enriched by an exaggerated sense of humour and fun (with not a little bit of word-play thrown in for good measure) that should not fail to raise the audience to a heightened sense of elevated delight, even as it casts a wry look on modern life. Ordinary characters and how they react to extraordinary situations form the focus. A picture is formed of a world in which everyone has their own problems, perplexities and personal demons to wrestle with, to conquer and to overcome. The stories told here are meant to make you laugh, make you cry (not necessarily in that order), maybe even make you cringe as you empathise with the various predicaments that the author so unflinchingly portrays. Most of all, these stories are meant to be shared. "Some say life is a gamble. I would prefer to say that in life, one may take risks. Much of my work is about people going through difficult situations and turning it around. Each poem, each story has a meaning to it, has a consequence. It has vindication and most importantly, the essence of Love."

A collection of tales that may or may not be true but don't lose anything for the telling, carrying as they do, an air of honesty, even as the narrative style is tongue-in-cheek. Characters whose lives are portrayed range from the ordinary to the extraordinary: Chip, the monk who gets barred from the zoo; Jacob Pence from the town of Farthing; John Fat Burns who avoids being fried, or the Pontiff who wishes he could be closer to his flock. A picture is formed of a world in which everyone has their own problems, perplexities and personal demons to wrestle with, to conquer and overcome. The stories told here are, by turns, wryly humorous and poignantly sad, witty yet conflicted but never boring. We don't always control the events in life that befall us but we take charge the moment that we accept responsibility and face the consequences of our actions. A look at modern life that will not fail to amuse.

A collection of poetry and prose that represents a personal odyssey but also addressing the current state of the world, as the author sees it, probing key questions that concern the survival and fate of the human race. Man cannot function solely on his own ego. Recognition of the shared human experience and a refusal to let the prejudices of the past dictate the present are what inform the author's view. Can any legacy really be so sacred as to be oblivious to the harm it may have done, on any level, even if unintentional? Issues of 'faith and fatherland', church and state figure prominently. Where do we all stand at this juncture in history? Can the human race continue along the present path? Just what is the legacy that we have been bequeathed and what do we do with it? While the starting point of this volume may be from the perspective of an Irish Catholic who grew up in De Valera household, with portraits of 'the long fellow', JFK and the Sacred Heart adorning the walls, that is not where the story ends. Rather, the view posed represents a certain summation and an attempt to see beyond the walls that have been imposed. A soul-searching body of work that invites the reader to do the same.