For Jeremy Saura, music helps reassure him as he faces challenges from the often frustrating yet exciting uncertainties of life. Friendship, a potential new romance, and especially a favorite song drive him onward.
It's 1986. A new job. New technology. New fears. It often feels like too much. But there is reassurance in song. One piece in particular touches his soul. Jeremy gets chills as he listens to the lyrics, a beautiful powerhouse of determination over despair that only gains in impact as he replays it. Something he desperately needs to give him the momentum to navigate the trials and tribulations of work life, a complex friendship, and a budding romance.
For Jeremy, music is on the top of his list of the keynotes to survival.
Autorentext
When Barry's first collection of stories was read aloud by his second grade teacher, the author hid. As the years flew by, he wrote more, hid less (not really), and branched out to Super 8 films and cassette tape recorders. Barry's audience-consisting solely of friends and family-were both amused and bemused.
Since those childhood days, Barry has earned degrees in English and French from the State University of New York College at Brockport, and a Master of Arts in Writing from the Johns Hopkins University.
His stories, novels, and screenplays have received: Grand Prize and 1st Place in the Rhode Island International Screenplay Competition, Gold Medal in the 2012 Foreword Book of the Year Awards, Semi-Finalist status in the 14th Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, Finalist in the Lambda Literary Awards, Finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award, and Finalist in the 2016 Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Competition.
When not embroiled in his own writing, Barry sips wine, nibbles on chocolate, and watches films and TV-both the classic and the cheesy. (Mmm...cheese!)
For more information, visit barrybrennessel.com.