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Darryl Dawson

Darryl Dawson

About

I'm a native of Los Angeles currently living in Phoenix, AZ and working for a television station.  I've written two books:  The Crawlspace and Cold Sweat; at the moment I am working on a novel.

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

"Hamburger Lady" was inspired by the Throbbing Gristle song of the same name, but the plot and theme have nothing to do with the song. The recent flurry of teachers having affairs with high school and middle school students served as its jumping-off point. I admit there's a wink directed at Edgar Allen Poe in there as well.

Media Links

KPHO Morning Show Interview

🔗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McbeWcP6DtM

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Reviews

&quot;Bravo!&quot;  &quot;Four Stars!&quot;  &quot;(The Crawlspace is) one horror anthology that is sure to thrill!&quot;<br />-Debbie Wiley, <a title="Book Illuminations" href="http://bookilluminations.com/rev_crawlspace_collection_of_short_horror_stories.html">Book Illuminations</a> <br /><br />I ordered The Crawlspace online, looking for the perfect collection of short horror stories for adults. I received the book and the only complaint that I have is that it isn't 400 pages! I read it one windy, rainy evening, and the stories sprang to life in my head. The book is well-written, the descriptions are vivid,and a perfect buy for horror fans and book lovers. I recommend giving this book a read, you will not be disappointed. <br /><br />- Michelle Barkley, New Florence, PA