Michael Barnett: 4 books

This story opens in 1961, and right away the reader discovers that peace and violence, beauty and evil, can co-exist in the same place, casting a contradiction into every story. Mike appears to be a sweet and innocent three year old boy, but harbors a wicked spirit. At the core of his soul lurks an...

Mickey Thorn has horribly frightening and realistic dreams, almost nightly. When he awakes, the nightmare's grip still affects him to such a point, he can't tell the difference between the dream he was just having, and reality. Mickey knows every detail of his nightmare when he first awakes,...

Religion weakens. Few are strong enough to minimize religion. My mind plays a rock soul tune from my youth, while I admit I should minimize religious terms: 'Oh my lord to be near you, to be free, oh lord.' If prayers stop you thinking are you easier to manipulate, and have your conscience suppressed. This...

Who are we, and where are we. I lose my way in trying to answer these questions every time I pass a beggar on the plush chewing gummed streets of Birmingham. I've become friends of a Sicilian fashion designer, who after a few years of knowing him tells me losing his wealthy father forced him to flee...