Showing results for "A Reflection" in Coming of Age

1945. Rice fields seem endless in a quaint farming village of South Korea, yet Iseul and the villagers have been on the verge of starvation for as long as they can remember. Men are conscripted, and rice is taken to feed the growing army as the Korean Peninsula is thrust into an international war. With nothing but the news of death and hunger awaiting the village of women, children, and the aged, Iseul musters up whatever hope she has left to bring the village together to make paper.

In this exciting companion novel to Parallax Reflections, narrator Jeff Vetch takes a train up to a Wisconsin summer camp in 1963, where he prepares for the adventure of a lifetime at the age of 13.

He was restless, insecure, lacking the ever-present guidance of a father figure, and always searching for a new friend to fill the void. But for Ricardo Martinez, those early years provided some unforgettable times. In the housing projects of Southern Alabama where he came of age, every day was a new adventure - and neighborhood hijinks were an everyday affair. Now, at forty-eight, Ricardo looks back at some of the most silly, serious, and profound moments from the years he'll never forget.

Light a Fire is poetic, describing a girl's first, and what leads to a woman's reflection. BeeKels ArtOrigins describes a world of woman and man. The mindfulness that a young woman has when making choices made to ignite a relationship start with a single ember. The poetic fire builds, with timbers that describe trial and error that continues throughout a love story.