Books
In Flames
A novel by C.G. Frederick
A girl looking for her father. A stranger hunting his future. A Pharma CEO without a past. A police detective with a missing body. A visitor watching the girl's soul.
Everyone is seeking something. One of them will find it.
In Flames is a visionary coming-of-age tale about fears and possibilities, love and betrayal, and the crazy things we sometimes do to get back what we have lost.
Short Stories
The Son
A short story by C.G. Frederick
Unpsychology Magazine, 2018. Issue Four: The Climate Minds Anthology. http://www.unpsychology.org/home/4585970769.
She was at it again, the tapping of her feet turning into a stampede. Why was it coming to this? He had tried to make sense of it for a long time, and while he understood her basic reasons, the master plan eluded him. He remembered better days: how she nurtured him during his youth, how her warmth and predictability made him strong and confident.
All of that seemed like an illusion now, and still, it was the origin of his life's purpose. The green dress she loved to wear during the earlier summers, so delicate, strewn with daisies and wild flowers. Her mere presence causing a flutter around him, giving the impression that there was nothing but an abundance of beauty in this world. Anything her fingertips touched appeared to bloom instantly. He pictured the graceful movements of her past. Butterflies swirled around her gardens, attracted by her soothing smile. Nobody, nothing could resist. [end excerpt]