The Defiant Light

by Victor D Sandiego

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In this collection of 41 short stories, author Victor D Sandiego brings one of a kind evocative creative fiction for those who enjoy thoughtful, edgy stories that provoke reflection upon our shared human condition. His unique and poetic voice takes on a variety of topics that include an unsettling ride into the mind of a troubled young man who contemplates gun violence; how a long married eccentric couple keep their relationship going; and how one man finds challenge and acceptance in the wilderness.

Most of the stories in this collection are shorter works, each cutting with distinctive and inimitable poetic energy into a range of explorations that enable the reader to see themselves and the world in different ways.

Available in hardcover, paperback, and electronic format on Amazon.

The Madmen Among Us

by Victor D Sandiego

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From a wanderer who finds a rope hanging from the clear desert sky to a man who is sure he’ll discover happiness in counting all the world’s beans to a deserted boulevard where the smoky smell of revolution lingers, enjoy the unique voice of Victor D Sandiego as he takes the reader over mountains and across sands to find an elusive spirit guide or kicked-off shoes on the hotel floor. Part prose, part poetry, these works alternately seethe and celebrate with their fantastic detail and a mythology that is allied with the divine and at the same time grounded in the footsteps of cultural outcasts who search for a deeper meaning of life among the stones and sidewalks of the city streets.

Available in paperback and electronic format on Amazon and in electronic format on Gumroad.

39 Boys On Ground

by Victor D Sandiego

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Enter the darkly humorous, insightful, surreal and brutally honest worlds of boys as they climb from the hollows of their youth into the world of men. On their way to an imperfect redemption, and with a determined spirit of compassion, these 39 boys and those who at times narrate their stories for them must pass through the formidable shadows of deprivation and war with only an intensely lyrical and allegorical lamp to light the way.

Available in paperback and electronic format on Amazon and in electronic format on Gumroad.

The Strange and Beautiful Life of Daniel Raskovich

by Victor D Sandiego

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An imagined biography of an odd everyman character, Daniel Raskovich is darkly funny and strangely poignant, and offers a frank take on contemporary society with verse that is clean, clear and direct, and tantalizing enough to keep us wanting more. Episode after bizarre episode leaves the reader feeling off-balance, hopping on one leg (the good one) like Daniel, but perhaps this is the precise vantage one needs to view our lives more candidly.

ISBN: 978-1-936657025 | Available on Amazon

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