Paul John Hausleben

Crows on a High Wire

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Produktbeschreibung

Crows on a High Wire is a fine example of the range of storytelling abilities of Paul John Hausleben. The author weaves a magical story of a fictional public house while the business evolves over many years. By using the publican's first person narrative of relating of the background of the infancy of the establishment, to the adventures over the many years, and by telling the stories of the amazing cast of characters that pass through the pub, the reader feels as if they too, are in the pub sipping drinks and sharing in the experiences. The crows (patrons) sit upon the high wire of life (bar stools) in the downtown Bloomfield, New Jersey, Crows on a High Wire Public House. There, they drink, eat, chatter, pass the time and enjoy life all within a haven of an escape from the weary world. Bartender and publican, Xavier "Gilly" Gilford records it all over the next thirty years. He records the love, the pain, the joy and the sadness. The storytelling power of the novel will magically transport the reader to one of the pub's barstools to witness the journey of the many lives and to learn how each of us, as we pass through our own lives, manages to touch, love, and influence others in so many ways. This is an unforgettable novel that the author sprinkles with humor, with touches of sadness, and elements of joy, and it is a novel that will leave the reader immersed in laughter and in tears, but one thing is for sure, it will never leave the reader's mind.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780998630083
• ISBN-10: 099863008X
• Artikelnr.: 59257488

Autorenporträt

Way back in time, when the dinosaurs first died off, at the ripe old age of sixteen, Paul John Hausleben, wrote three stories for a creative writing class in high school. Enrolled in a vocational school, and immersed in trade courses and apprenticeship, left little time for writing ventures but PJH wrote three exceptional and entertaining stories. Paul John Hausleben's stories caught the eye of two English teachers in the college-preparatory academic programs and they pulled the author out of his basic courses and plopped him in advanced English and writing courses. One of the English teachers had immense faith in Paul's talents, and she took PJH's stories, helped him brush them up and submitted them to a periodical for publication. To PJH's astonishment, the periodical published all three of the stories and sent him a royalty check for fifty dollars and . . . that was it. PJH did not write anymore because life got in his way. Fast forward to 2009 and while living on the road in Atlanta, Georgia (and struggling to communicate with the locals who did not speak New Jersey) for his full-time job, PJH took a part-time job writing music reviews for a progressive rock website, and that gig caused the writing bug to bite PJH once more. He recalled those old stories and found the old manuscripts hiding in a dusty box. After some doodling around with them, PJH decided to revisit them. Two stories became the nucleus for the anthology now known as, The Time Bomb in The Cupboard and Other Adventures of Harry and Paul. The other story became the anchor story for the collection known as, The Christmas Tree and Other Christmas Stories, Tales for a Christmas Evening. Now, many years and over thirty-five published works later, along with countless blogs and other work, PJH continues to write. Where and when it stops, only the author really knows.

On the other hand, does he really know?

If you ask Paul John Hausleben, he will tell you that he is not an author, he is just a storyteller. Other than writing, among many careers both paid and unpaid, he is a former semi-professional hockey goaltender, a music fan and music reviewer, an avid sports fan, photographer and amateur radio operator.