Why I wrote this book.

Red Fabric Chairs is my first novel. It’s contemporary noir. I had the idea for a couple of the key scenes a few years ago, but I wasn’t happy with what I had written. When the COVID lockdown hit, I suddenly had lots of time on my hands and a real desire to do something different than what I had been doing.

I re-visited the work I had done, scrubbed and revised the daylights out of it, and then went onward. I wanted to tell the story of a person who, through no fault of their own, was suddenly unemployed. Many of us could identify with that during the Spring and early Summer of 2020. I wanted to convey the hole one feels in their soul when life spins out of control. And then I could also squeeze in a few social commentaries along the way.

And, as time and my writing efforts went on, I learned that walking my dogs (two Labrador retrievers) can be great think time. Writing fully engages my brain in characters, dialog, plot, settings and descriptions. And I get to create people, settings and scenes.

You can buy the print version ($18) or the eBook version ($9.99) here on Amazon. Or at Fables Books in downtown Goshen Indiana. It’s also available at the Mishawaka and Indianapolis public libraries. If you like it, please review it on Google. If you don’t like it, email me. I’d love to hear your comments. Or send me a photo of you reading the book. (I’ll give you credit in my promotional efforts.)