Stalking the Average Man (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

While writing a behind-the-scenes war coverage novel, John meets Bonnie, whose own writings deal with the design of destiny, miracles, and apparently him; she transparently dangles mystical intrigues from her story to secure his help developing a difficult aspect of her plot.
Hesitantly, she explains that her tale involves a rescue mission of such massive proportion and intricate design that participants have to undergo rigorous training, and that she needs a man of John’s specialized background to go through key lessons. Without this intimate knowledge of a trainee’s development, she claims her story would sound like a child’s fantasy, and not the preparations required for the true mission that it is. For this reason, the target is kept secret from participants until they are ready to hear it. This includes him.
As an average looking man, whose naiveté had been savaged in places like San Salvador and Beirut, John reasons that a romance between them is no more absurd an idea than the ones she already embraces, and he decides to pursue Bonnie’s affections while assisting her. They subsequently work closely, often combatively, while she keeps him at bay like a bemused fox playing with a myopic rabbit, even as the friction between them blossoms when she aligns his beliefs to why the rescue mission is necessary. Finally, she makes claims too ridiculous to contemplate—the many absurdities she has cleverly justified in her work notwithstanding. Realizing he has been chasing a brilliant lunatic, John decides to cut his losses. However, while gathering the courage to abandon her otherwise delightful companionship and their challenging discussions, he has what would have been inexplicable experiences if Bonnie had not surreptitiously prepared him for a miracle.
Just as Agnes Whistling Elk had positioned Lynn V. Andrews, and to where don Juan Matus had led Carlos Castaneda before her, he is ready to leap into the darkest corners of himself, because the standard of the apparently impossible has been set—the mission requires it, and he knows it can be no other way.


This work is free: you can help support the author at http://www.gofundme.com/3ndm1s