Fifteen Minutes
by Mark Connelly
ISBN-10: 1881515834
Fame comes to those who seek it, but also, sometimes, to those who are chosen by others to experience it. In "Fifteen Minutes," by Mark Connelly, those fleeting moments of fame are the goal after a lifetime of being just out of reach.
George Sabro washes dishes at a coffee shop. Growing up, he wasn't exactly doted upon by his mother. The military taught him to be a good bartender; life taught him to take chances, but to be ready to hit bottom. He learned that one the hard way. For a brief time he was a millionaire, but now, he has intimate knowledge of how to handle the Kleen Genie dishwasher at work. Nearing 50 years old, George wants desperately to enter that bubble of fame-dom.
With a cereal box bomb, he takes hostages, picked ever so carefully for the dramatic effect he seeks, and sits in an abandoned store in NYC. Geraldo Rivera tells the world about it. Will George find his fame? Will he do something with this power to better the world, even for just five people? Time will tell, with video footage on the eleven o'clock news.
Author Mark Connelly offers a unique and interesting tale of what desire can do to a person. His writing is tight and well thought out, obviously planned to perfection. His plot and the character's reflections back to the past, feel real and flow with natural fluidity. His sense of timing is apparent as the story is almost believable in an only in New York kind of way. Very well done!
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