by Mason D | Jul 26, 2021
Westminster by David Donavel Narrated in the present tense, Westminster is a meditation on some of the stages human beings appear to pass through as we move from youth to old age and, eventually, death. The story follows the lives of seven people, all of whom are...
by Mason D | Jul 26, 2021
Ashley by David Donavel Fresh out of Wolpert University, Ashley Brisbois finds herself at sea. She takes an unsatisfactory job, shares a Boston apartment with an old friend from high school, and finds a beau, Bruce, a university instructor, who is equally at sea....
by Mason D | Sep 11, 2020
Penny by David Donavel In her forties, unmarried, and, by her own standards, almost homely, Penny Fragos has built a quiet life, one that brings her modest pleasure. Her work at Marcello Dodge is routine and quiet; her life in her cottage on Pine Island where she...
by Mason D | Oct 27, 2019
The Artist by David Donavel Arrogant, abrasive, vulnerable, novelist Geoffrey Snyder has alienated nearly all who know him. Eric Anderson, scion of the wealthy Andersons of Hamilton, Massachusetts, remains however a loyal friend and it is with Eric that Geoffrey...
by Mason D | Aug 31, 2018
Mia and Ethan by David Donavel Even after Janie, Ethan’s gay friend, explains that Mia left him because he would not take his own idea of marriage seriously, he doesn’t get it. Why, he wonders, should that make such a difference? Why does that keep her from answering...
