And he’s right. Brian's first full-length collection, features twenty-nine unforgettable tales including several that are seeing print for the very first time. Intense, eerie, and compelling, the pages within contain characters and creations that will leave a haunting impression on the reader long after the final page is turned.

Introduction by William Peter Blatty
Foreword by Brian James Freeman

Part One: Weak and Wounded
Running Rain
Mama's Sleeping
An Instant Eternity
Where Sunlight Sleeps
Marking the Passage of Time
Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13
A Mother's Love

Part Two: More Than Midnight
Pop-Pop
Answering the Call
The Final Lesson
Loving Roger
Among Us
Not Without Regrets
What They Left Behind

Part Three: Dreamlike States
The Temperament of an Artist
The Gorman Gig
One Way Flight
Monster Night
Tomorrow Could Be Even Better
One More Day
The Christmas Spirit
Silent Attic (Amy Walker)
Danny Dreams (Daniel Walker)

Part Four: Lost and Lonely
Ice Cold Dan the Ice Cream Man
Losing Everything Defines You
As She Lay There Dying
How the Wind Lies
Perfect Little Snowflakes
The Plague of Sadness
The Last Beautiful Day

Story Notes