The Madness Of Being: Stories

The Madness of Being is Ron D'Alena's debut into American storytelling. This collection brings together fifteen unconventional stories about ordinary people. Sometimes brutal, sometimes tender, always through the eye of honesty. D'Alena beams his light at the shadowy corners of everyday life. Masterful." SUSAN TEPPER, author of "What Drives Men""The Madness of Being" is a compelling collection written by a gifted storyteller. With pinpoint precision, D'Alena describes the lives of people whose backs are against the wall, living from minute to minute while desperately grasping at slippery fragments of normalcy. Exceptional writing--this book could reside comfortably alongside ones by Russel Banks, Cormack McCarthy or Tobias Wolf." BRUCE RETTIG, author of "Refraction", and publisher of EDGE literary journal"Ron D'Alena's short stories take the reader through the small victories and great defeats of ordinary lives. Whether writing about a husband planning infidelity with a prostitute, a lonely widow being comforted by her women friends or the turmoil a feisty cockerel brings to a shaky relationship, his stories have the impressive qualities of gritty realism and strong storytelling. The voice is confident and authentic at all times." GER BURKE, author of "Braided Loves", and co-editor of Crannóg magazine"D'Alena's resilient gallery of bleak and stranded couples trespass on the American myth of 'until death do us part'. They blast through the drywall of alienation and loneliness; endure through alcohol, pharmaceuticals and denial; and struggle to transcend the mundane trap of suburban hell. BRAVO!" MEG TUITE, author of "Meet My Haze"

• | Author: Ron D'Alena
• | Publisher: Cannon Books LLC
• | Publication Date: September 22, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 167 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578972867
• | ISBN-13: 9780578972862