Existence Costs

Landscapes of the future the past and the present blend into a realistic vision of our world where violence shame and paralysis combine to remind us that our <I>Existence Costs</I>.</p>In his first collection of short fiction Brad Simkulet brings together screenplays short stories fragments and drama to explore the infanticidal logic of our society. This is a world where violence is not just an element of our animal natures but the ineluctable truth of our lives. As sensual as it is deeply personal <I>Existence Costs</I> contains sights sounds tastes smells and touches that will be immediately recognizable-regardless of their places in space or time.</p>Brad Simkulet takes plenty of intriguing risks particularly with structure. And he successfully manages to create the right amounts of tension drama and conflict-the juice of fiction-by providing measured portions of different genres and getting the reader emotionally involved. [<I>Existence Costs</I>] is an energetic literary knuckleball!</br>-Ken Rivard author of <I>Whiskey Eyes</I></p>