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The Cycle
The Cycle
The Cycle
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A resentful drug addict reflects back on his former life, denying his true wish of wanting it to live over again. A story of intense pain as a result of ego and disdain, The Cycle is a horrifying account of an average man who misjudges his place in the world.


Frank Carson is a man who has given up on life after two failed love relationships. After succumbing to heavy cocaine use, he encounters a vision of being delivered to a better place by an evil being that relegates his every move. As he becomes obsessed with the vision, he forfeits his life in the world only to befriend tremendous pain and sorrow. While seeking shelter from the unrelenting streets for the purpose of a slow, private suicide, Carson is drawn to Cowboy, an insane alcoholic who shows him a way back toward the life he once had.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateJul 9, 2002
ISBN9781403304971
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Barry Barnett Keith

Barry Barnett Keith is a 1983 graduate of the University of Delaware, and is the author of The Waiter (2002) and The Cycle (2002).  He is a native of Alexandria, Virginia and resides in Accokeek, Maryland.

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