Longing For The Spirit : Messages of Faith and Hope from Beyond the Bottle (eBook)

Foreword ix

Preface xv

Introduction xix

Lining Up the Shots 28

The Tunnels 29

Uncle Miguel 37

Black Creek, White Light 43

My Life as a Comic Book Dog 49

Mr. Fracassi 55

The Bus Rye-d 61

Marked Man 67

The Dragon's Keeper 75

Hidden 83

Folding, Unfolding 89

The Score 93

Cerveza, Por Favor 103

Anger - Forgiveness 112

Semifreddo and the Art of Digging Two Graves 113

Disservice with a Smile 120

Fair's Fare 125

Ones and Zeroes 131

Selfishness - Generosity 138

The Window Played to the Scene of Me 139

Keys to the Vault 145

Can't Talk Now I'm Putting my Halo in

with the Delicates 151

Deception - Honesty 156

Myth Busting with a Rocket Launcher 157

I'm Fine (I Want to Die) 162

Paul Silva

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Changing History 169

A Scattering of Dubious Intentions 179

Arrogance - Humility 185

I Don't Have Contempt Prior to Investigation,

I Just Don't Like what I Don't Like 185

More than a Bushel Full of Brains 191

Takeout for One 199

Street Sweeper 205

Insecurity - Acceptance 210

Dodging and Burning 211

The Fire Inside 219

What the General Said 223

Man Up, Buttercup 229

Clamming Up 235

Isolation – Service 242

The Bubble 243

I Don't Need You 251

Lone Wolf 257

Spider in a Box 263

Fearfulness - Faith 270

Painting Spaces 271

Leap 279

The Pity Patter of Self Defeat 283

The Place Where I Met Myself 289

Resistance - Surrender 293

The Sentencing and the Veil 295

Handing Over the Keys 305

Compliant to Verbal Commands 311

Closing Windows 317

Loneliness - Community 324

Eskimo Angels 325

Slow Ripening Fruit 331

Redwoods 339

Worthlessness - Hope 343

What is Your Favourite Colour? 345

I'm Not What I Am Not 351

Hideous Me, Glorious Me 357

Compare and Despair 363

Peeking Through Joy's Window 373

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 377