Bøker av Keith Smith

Another Day by R. Keith Smith is a collection of stories that focus on the many small moments in life. Whether through whimsy or melancholy, Smith paints a picture with his words to entrance the reader in what otherwise may be seen as just another day. Stories like "Xena and Beer" and "Gurus" are a light-hearted read that equal parts entertaining as they are relatable. Whereas stories like "Black Flower Duet" and "Monet's Gardens" are soaked in mystique and intrigue, leaving the reader to ponder their meaning with tears in their eyes. The finale, "Sunset", gives the reader a fly on the wall perspective of everyday life - the mundane, dramatic, loving and real. It is an ending that while feeling complete, leaves you wanting the story to continue onto the next day. There is something for everyone in this book. Whether you want to cry, laugh, or meditate on deeper meanings, Another Day can provide all of those and more. Take some time to read Another Day and let it help you see the beauty of the small moments in life that we all share.

It is indeed rare when the young victim of a brutal crime grows up to reveal his story in a way that is both compelling and objective. Such is the case with Keith Smith in the gripping and deeply disconcerting bio-novel, Men in My Town. Based on his experience of having been abducted, beaten, and raped by a local pedophile, Smith reminds us how quickly the innocence of youth can be snatched away. But there are two stories here, one of despair, the other of revenge. While the boy in this novel shares the terror of the attack and the fear that grips his life thereafter, the reader is also pulled into the fictionalized account of his attacker's murder, orchestrated by a few local men who take it upon themselves to seek retribution and give Smith, and other boys of Lincoln, Rhode Island, peace of mind. Who murdered him and how is the stuff of fiction. That the case was never solved is truth. A compelling and chilling story about violence, survival, and retribution.

An in-depth history of the little-studied Ninth South African Frontier War of 1877-78.