A Shattered Man
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A young man named Johnny returns form Vietnam a changed man. A Man determined to stop the senseless slaughter, no matter the cost. But no one listens to his pleas to stop the war.
Today he is holed up in a room over a darkened street with a sniper rifle prepared to die if necessary so the pain of war is ended.
A shattered man cries for the dead and single handed will stop the war.
Russ Crossley
International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com. He loves to hear from readers
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A Shattered Man - Russ Crossley
A Shattered Man
Russ Crossley
Published by 53rd Street Publishing
Copyright 2015 Russ Crossley
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ISBN: 978-3-95926-555-3
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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.
A Shattered Man
Summer. 1971. Seattle.
I stole a quick look over the dusty windowsill to survey the street three stories below the apartment. Through the dirt-smudged window, I saw that the street was devoid of my neighbors or the enemy. My breathing came in sharp intakes as adrenaline raced through my lean frame, causing the earthy aroma of the sand in the bags I’d piled up along the walls to invade my nostrils.
There were rusting Chevys and Fords parked down both sides of the cracked, blacktopped street, their windows dark. It was a cloudy evening. The streetlights had burned out long ago