Bloodbrother Bear: A Short Story

By John Richard Sack

“Bloodbrother Bear” is set in the mountains of northern California in the late 1940s. A mountain man, hired by a natural history museum to collect specimens, encounters a “rogue” bear, a former camp raider from a national park who has been captured and released into the wild. The bear has no fear of humans or their campsites, and in fact feels an affinity for humans. The man feels some empathy with the bear as well, until their joined fates become a duel for survival.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Richard Sack
• Release date: Aug 5, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466007642

John Richard Sack

John Richard Sack was born in Springfield, Ohio. He earned a BA in English from Yale University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. As a young man, John spent two years as a Trappist monk under the tutelage of Thomas Merton, his novice master at Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey in Kentucky. In the 1970s, he trained in a Hindu ashram in Ganeshpuri, India. Spiritual transformation is a common theme in both his fiction and nonfiction books. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed novel: "The Franciscan Conspiracy" and a companion work, "Angel's Passage." "The Wolf in Winter" is a fictional tale of the early career of Francis of Assisi. His nonfiction "Yearning for the Father" and "Mystic Mountain" are guides to contemplative prayer, the culmination of years of research and reflection and his exploration of numerous spiritual traditions. "Trappist Tales" is a collection of short stories loosely based on his years at Gethsemane Abbey. He now lives in southern Oregon with his wife, Christin Lore Weber, author of many books related to spiritual growth. Their blended family includes Bjorn Kristian, Jeff & Karen, and Bryana & Patrick.

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