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    The Human Condition: Short Stories and Poetry
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    The Human Condition: Short Stories and Poetry

    By Will Overby

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    The human condition – it’s what makes us sentient beings, what ties us together, and eventually causes us to face our own mortality. Here is a collection of fiction and poetry that explores the facets of being human – both good and bad – and offers a unique perspective on human existence. An old man reflecting on his last days... A young girl dreaming of life beyond her squalid existence... A woman trapped in her grief for a dead lover... Two brothers coping with the sudden divorce of their parents... A homeless man who meets a young boy that may be his saving grace or his downfall... A family defined by its matriarch’s wacky antics... All travelers along the road of life, all defining the joys and tragedies of being human.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWill Overby
    Release dateOct 11, 2015
    ISBN9781311331229
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    The Human Condition: Short Stories and Poetry
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    Will Overby

    Award-winning author and sometime banker Will Overby lives with his wife, a dog, and a menagerie of cats in the rural lakes area of western Kentucky. Between dodging mergers and drafting policies he writes novels. Connect with him on his website, willoverby.com, on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter (@Will_Overby).

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