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Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun
Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun Billy and Lindy wrestle with Oso's untimely motorcycle deaththrough music. The lyrics for 12 original companion songs are developed within the story. So, this novel rocksliterally. Welcome to my world of musical fictiona new genre of literature. Cheers, Mark L Berry When Oso gets yanked off his motorcycle and killed by a closed parking lot chain, Billy feels guilty for having taught him to hop curbs and shortcut traffic lights. Billy's survivor's guilt drags him down a spiral of excessive alcohol, one-night stands, body painting, and reckless driving. He's now all too aware that life is shortplay hard. Meanwhile, Oso's former girlfriend Lindy pours her grief into her new folk-rock album as she struggles with whether she can ever let herself love again. Can she turn this personal tragedy into something meaningful through her music? Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun explores survivor's guilt and grief through reckless adventure, a dozen original songs, and fiction. When you've lost someone you love, there are no easy answers. Know that you're not alone in your struggle. Billy and Lindy are here. Only segments of the companion songs are used, when appropriate, within this podcast. The full versions of all original songs can be heard on my website: http://marklberry.com/pushingleaves/ This novel is intended for adults. It includes some graphic language, sexual situations, and questionable behavior. Recovery from intense loss is a rough road100 miles-per-hour on two wheels with no regard for oncoming traffic, as an example. Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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PushingLeaves37
Friday, 1 May, 2015
Episode 37 - This is a short promo for my my TWA Flight 800 memoir "13,760 Feet--My Personal Hole in the Sky" that is availabe as a 15-hour audiobook (infused with 41 original songs) on Audible.com. Kindle and paperback versions are available through Amazon.com.








