Books by Laudizen King

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Mosaics (an Ebook)

This collection of stories is published by Smashwords and is available for download in a variety of formats (.mobi, ePub, LRF, Palm Doc) used by the most popular electronic book readers of the day: the kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Sony e-reader, select Palm devices, the Apple iPhone or iPad, and on your personal computer as well (PDF or RTF).

'Mosaics' is a collection of forty-one stories, essays, and travels celebrating the joys, disappointments, friends, people, places, and events of a life fully lived. This collection includes many of Laudizen’s favorite stories, and span the decades of his life. From early childhood memories (Worms, September 1959) to his first glimpse through the portal of old age (In the Grass of Mt Diablo), this volume celebrates the passages of life. From a nostalgic look back at the hometown (Manchester Redux) to the Army years (Bridge Inspection, Burial Detail), from the joy of young love (On a Beach on Nantucket) to a new beginning in California (Passages in Stone), these stories share the author’s feelings and emotions during moments of poignant personal insight and change. Within this collection are some of his favorite essays (Dreams of a Young Man, Murder at Midnight), appreciations (Bobby Fisher, Joan Osborne), and tales of adventure in wild mountain places (Leigh Lake, Mt San Gorgonio, Blood Mountain). Also included is Laudizen’s popular story of discovering the game of pool as a teenager and meeting a future world champion (Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti), as well as a fond remembrance of his years working with British consultants (Cheers and Slainte) in New Hampshire. So come along and join the author on his travels; you will appreciate your own journey through life all the more, and cherish anew the people, places, and fleeting moments that make the human experience so grand.

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Contains the following stories:

Breakfast in Pahrump
The Dreams of a Young Man
A Special Cup of Coffee
Joan Osborne
The Ocean House
Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam
The Cosmic Bridge of November 1999
Talking to Carla Jean
Maizie
Reunion
Murder at Midnight
Blood Mountain
Brautigan Gift
Dog-Day Afternoon in the Laguna Mountains
Salters Pond, Beau Geste, and the Return of the Vikings
Suit
Snow Day
A Husband Dies
Worms
Passages in Stone
Cheers and Slainte
Shoehorn
Burial Detail
Bridge Inspection
On a Beach on Nantucket
La Grange
Mt San Jacinto, Winter 1991
Mt San Jacinto, Summer 1992
September 1959
Out of a Blue Sky
Mt San Gorgonio
Leigh Lake
Paper and Fire
Manchester Redux
Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti
Empty Bottle
My AMC White Mountain Guides
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Pilgrimage
I'm Seeing Keith Richards in the Morning
In the Grass of Mt Diablo

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