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Monday, September 11, 2006

Short Story Collection Review

Flying Into Tomorrow & Other Stories
by Irving A. Greenfield
Review by Heather Froeschl


"Flying Into Tomorrow & Other Stories" by Irving A. Greenfield is a collection of short tales that reflect real life and real emotion. I would imagine that many are based on actual occurrences, feelings, and reflections of a well-lived life.

The stories are full of flavor and the robust feel of New York, Long Island, and the five boroughs. What's more is the sense of the people of the area; the characters in the stories are rich with life. In Pow! Right in the Kisser, a man comes face to face with a memory from the War while witnessing the tragic death of a man on the street - resulting in a synchronistic moment. In Hash Brown Potatoes, two men sit a table apart and realize that the truth of the past is a huge weight they will continue to bear. In Flying Into Tomorrow, a man flies off to see his son after eight years, and along the way finds compassion and caring - will his journey be a new beginning?

The stories are raw with human nature and emotion and rich with the depth of the author's life. Having been born in Brooklyn some 75 years ago, spending many years teaching at Wagner College, Greenfield no doubt writes what he knows. All in all, the book is an interesting collection.

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