Allan Boone's Wargon
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A biographical novel of the biblical King David. It follows the Bible very closely, but imagines the motivations the Bible only hints at.<br><br>Few stories have had such an effect on the world. The lonely shepherd boy, singing his songs in the wilderness to his one intimate friend, God, said what no one before had even dared to contemplate: "I" . In using the first person in "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want," he formed a personal relationship with God. From that moment on the world was changed.<br><br>David composed psalms, or songs, had wives and loves, led his army in mighty battles, dispensed justice, and was politically cunning. He saw the development of democracy and the ideal of decency and forged a kingdom of lasting influence. He was followed as king by his son Solomon, and generations later, it is said, by Jesus, the Christ.<br><br>The young shepherd boy's, then the king's, thoughts and actions continue to reverberate now, 3000 years later. The story's issues are immediate and current.
Showbiz, and More
This novella, poetry and these short stories cover the entire range of human emotion.<br><br>The novella, Showbiz, tells the story of an unusual man's great achievements and reach for an ideal, only to have everything he is and has accomplished defeated by the nature of his inner being and those who prey on it. His close friend experiences, in tandem, his own fulfillment and loss. Both are engulfed by the shallowness and cynicism of politics. <br><br>The poems — the 150 sonnets of Affairs — deal with yearning, love, illusion and despair; they are a human cry against the complexities and restrictions of the real world.<br><br>The short tales of Three Stories are tender and dark, observing the hopes and brutalities of men and women.