Life in the Abyssal Zone
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the depths of the Sargasso Sea the darkness invades from a distant sun.
The coolness of the sterile water keeps life away, far away, and
distant. Paradox? Desert under the waves? The Sargasso Sea comes
landward in this collection. This is the paradox of a post
industrialized world, deep in the sterility of our streets, our cities
and our now barren psyche. “Home for the Holidays” quietly screams of
the loss of family, community and sensation. The title story “Life in
the Abyssal Zone” creeps into the dirty tenements that have now grown
chic despite the lack of food. The farce of “Sugarhouse” can be summed
up in the opening phrase, “The good days can’t last forever…” And yes,
bad things happen in neighborhoods where no one lives.220 Pages. 48,000 words.