“It is an amazing existential work that I got so much out of. It’s very well written and engaging. Kudos for its innovative approach.”
—Pamela Guerrieri, Literary Judge
David Treciak masterfully constructs one heck of a story. Then he populates it with characters you want to get to know better and better. Then, just when you think you know where it’s going, the plot makes a sharp right turn and you’re sitting there with your jaw hanging down saying 'Wow.'
—Laren Bright, Award-Winning Animation Writer
Josh Turner is dying.
Josh Turner is dying.
In the end, it wasn't at all what he expected.
David Treciak
David Treciak is an award-winning writer with a number of stories and screenplays to his credit. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he migrated to his current residence in Los Angeles via Denver, Seattle and Atlanta. Over the course of his journey he has worked his way through a variety of jobs ranging from public school teacher to disk jockey, from sales professional to computer technician. In short, he has the perfect background for producing writings of depth, breadth and incredible creativity.
An avid student of life, David tells tales that make you laugh, cry, and scratch your head in wonder as the profundity of what he has written sinks in. He lives in LA with his cat Aiko and his boundless imagination. He hopes for an afterlife.
Chapter One
Drip, drip, drip… Transfixed, I watch the drops of morphine fall steadily into my IV tube. Senses dulled, my lower lip droops lazily. In (drip), out (drip). My breathing assumes the unhurried rhythm of the translucent drops, and this heightens the sense of euphoria; a velvety veneer of swarming insects seems to be gently massaging the top of my head, and the undulating sound of their humming rocks me on a wave of ticklish bliss. In (drip), out (drip) – like the metronomic ticking of an antique clock. The TV’s on, as usual, with the volume down. Its endless flow of kinetic images wash over me, accompany me as I cross over to – where exactly? The afterlife?
“Hello-o.” A nurse bustles in and I grin at her like a demented Walmart greeter. more >>>>
Read an Excerpt
Josh Turner wasn’t happy about dying. In fact, he was downright infuriated about it. All his life he’d heard about other people’s deaths—in a bus crash on the freeway or a ship sinking in the ocean— and think to himself, “I’m glad it wasn’t me.” But now it was him. And all he could do was wait for the end, when he would find himself crossing over to… where exactly?
Get a glimpse of where, as you share in Josh’s last weeks on Earth. Enter the chaotic world of his eccentric friends, A.J., Aria and “Backwards” George, who simply refuse to let him rest in peace. Careen through the cosmos with an all-knowing extraterrestrial named Max, who offers to reveal the secrets of the universe—that is, if you ask nicely. Above all, see how a life, no matter how ordinary, can have extraordinary consequences. Is there an afterlife?
About the Book
About the Author
The afterlife is the belief that a part of an individual which carries with it and confers personal identity survives the death of the body of this world and this lifetime, by natural or supernatural means.
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--David Treciak
