Summary: Characters in crisis, situations right out of today’s news – Teresa Kennedy‘s short story collection “In The Country of No Compassion” offers literary fiction with a spiritual twist. A young amputee and Iraq war veteran struggles for a definition of heroism in “Times New Roman.” A recovered alcoholic frees himself from the past in “The Thirteenth Step.” Other stories in Kennedy’s collection focus on the controversy surrounding illegal immigration and the US-Mexican border. In “Undocumented” a rancher tries to save his land, but risks his soul in the process. Her book has been called a vision rich with humanity, the promise of redemption, and a timeless understanding. More below the media player. Listen to Teresa Kennedy Download audio file (teresakennedy.mp3) Don’t see a player here? Click on this link to listen, or right click and “Save As” to download. The Indie Author Life “How to Lose a Reader in Ten Pages or Less” How’s that for a headline? Teresa Kennedy blogged recently about the trouble an author invites with a poor opening – “why are so many novels doomed to the slush heap?” she asks. And then answers: Because most writers fail to understand one simple truth: You don’t [...] The post Is No One Left Who Knows Compassion Anymore? appeared first on The Bookcast.
