Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Anything or Nothing
AUTHOR: Terry Kerr
PUBLISHER: Beaten Track Publishing
LENGTH: 14 Pages
BLURB:
Every life has its turning point―that moment when a big choice has to be made―and for Michael Richards that time is now. His life could change irrevocably, and he’s scared.
When he meets a stranger in a café―an older man who is familiar somehow, and seems to have appeared from nowhere―Michael is forced to make a decision.
Truth, or dead?
Part of “Summer Bigger Than Others – A Summer Anthology” from Beaten Track Publishing.
REVIEW:
What would you do if a complete stranger (who looks kind of familiar) walked up to you and told you that you were about to make the biggest mistake of your life? That is exactly what happens to Michael Richards in this short story from Terry Kerr.
Michael is twenty-two and has just had a truly frightening incident. He was drunk and almost kissed one of his mates. What was up with that? He can’t be gay….he is a good Catholic boy…ok a good lapsed Catholic boy, but it is all the same correct?
When we meet him, he is in North Wales gazing out onto the Irish Sea wishing he were dead. But not in a suicidal way (see the Catholic comment above). He just wishes something would happen to put him out of his misery so he doesn’t have to have these complicated thoughts.
He gets his answer in the form of the strangely familiar man who seems to know everything about him and his decision.
I really enjoyed this short story. I recommend it to anyone who has ever thought, I wish I knew then what I know now. It was an entertaining read, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the anthology that it is contained in!
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This certainly looks like a story i would love to read. I really like the I wish I knew then what I know now idea of this story. Thanks for reviewing and i’m also very curious about the rest of this anthology. It’s already on my wishlist 🙂
Each story in the anthology seem promising. Thank you for the review.