The characters in this collection of five short stories by renowned poet Barry Spacks are poets, screen-writers, painters, musicians, and actors struggling with the conflicts between their demanding muses and their desires–carnal and professional. Spiritual cravings tug at them as well, and deliverance sometimes comes from unlikely bodhisattvas. Written with verve and wit, the stories are enlightening as well as entertaining.
The characters in this collection of five short stories by renowned poet Barry Spacks are poets, screen-writers, painters, musicians, and actors struggling with the conflicts between their demanding muses and their desires–carnal and professional. Spiritual cravings tug at them as well, and deliverance sometimes comes from unlikely bodhisattvas. Written with verve and wit, the stories are enlightening as well as entertaining.