A Must Read Existential Thriller
if you enjoy material like The Catcher in the Rye and The Stranger
A new novel by Nelson Edward Donley
LIFE AIN'T KIND
The Chapters
01. Flat on My Face - March 1976
02. The Geneses of My Life
03. My French Influence
04. Musical Roots and Childhood
05. The Vietnam War Era
06. Wannabe Musicians and Reality
07. Dave’s Coffee Shop – circa1974
08. Good Old Joe - Enter Rhonda
09. My First Opus
10. Wally - Man of No Trust Whatsoever
11. The Boiler Room - Enter Phil
12. Abe – The1 Most Eccentric Musician Since Erik Satie
13. The Oak Room - 1984
14. Substitute Teaching and Last-Leggers - circa 1983
15. The Bass
16. David A. Pennalton - circa 1983
17. My First Real Teaching Job – circa 1987
18. Roman - King of All Squids
19. Riverview's Motley Staff
20. Katy and The Reverend Crack
21. Dennis Pleasant – The Man Who Saved My Life
22. Phil - Now, More Than Just a Friend
23. Fun with Pison
24. More Fun with Pison!
25. A Very Close Call
26. My Hot Mexican Opus
27. End of the Waiting Period
28. Italian Bombshell
29. Crossing That Thin, Red Line
30. Kiss of Trouble
31. Veronica's Surprise Visit
32. Iceberg Ahead
33. Never One for Playing it Safe
34. Three Haunting Pictures
35. Thanksgiving Eve
36. Karl Feingold Comes to L.A.
37. The Thanksgiving Soiree
38. Willie’s Ready Room
39. Entelechy
40. The New “Holiday” Program
41. Phil Disappears to New York
42. El Día de los Muertos
43. Phil Returns from New York
44. Riverbed Sanctuary
45. Smile
46. Fatal Error
47. The Downward Spiral Begins
48. I Think You Know Why We’re Here
49. Battleship Gray
50. SHIT HAPPENS!
51. Mr. Fazio Refuses to be Undersold
52. First Meeting at Mr. Fazio’s Law Office
53. Second Meeting with Mr. Fazio
54. Sabotage of the QX-10
57. Sir Eugene Goossens, My Tragic Idol
58. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
59. Cemetery at Hughson
60. Les Adieux, Baby Grand
61. Paradise Cove
62. Cocktail Party at the Fazios
64. Arc-en-Ciel
65. Where Do I Go?
67. Advice from the Late Alan Watts
68. Mattinata
69. PCH and CHP
70. The Lawn Nigger at Lompoc
71. Onward to Monterey
72. The Giant Dipper
73. Back to Where They Leave the Light on for You
74. White Trash Wedding
75. Back to L.A.
76. From Bachelor Apartment to Married Condo
77. Little Joe's
78. Your Fucking Wife!
79. I Will Love You Forever
80. Take No Day for Granted
"Mahler’s music is definitely not for everybody, but the essence of his music is something we all come to terms with. A Mahler symphony is often thought of as a symphony of death, but to me, his music expresses the world in its totality." Life Ain't Kind -- Chapter 3
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"As the plane became evanescent, the fourth movement of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, marked Adagio Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend, began to play in my head. My entire world had finally collapsed"... Life Ain't Kind -- Chapter 80
ISBN: 1494808358
LCCN: 2013923664