Frank Giles, a world-weary Key West Conch, has gotten on in his years and doesn't like it one bit. Nothing seems to matter anymore. He's lost all hope for what little future he might have left. But then, when he revisits the favorite fishing spot of his youth one morning, all that changes. From atop the Shark Key Bridge, Frank hooks an enormous fish. And during the titanic tug-of-war that ensues, the old man learns new lessons about defeat, triumph, courage, and the will to go on.
Genre: FICTION / GeneralEver since its release two months ago, Just East of Key West has been an Amazon US Bestselling short story. It has also been on their "Hot New Releases" list, and their "Top Rated" list.
"What’s important to Frank Giles is that whenever he comes to this bridge he is always rewarded with a memory or two from his life's sweeter days—the carefree days of his youth. And for him that's saying something. Because, dusty and fragmented as those happy reflections are, they are some of the few surviving bright spots in the dark archives of his mind. Unfortunately, though, their glow never lasts very long. Happy remembrances simply don’t have much staying power in the mind of a man like Frank. After all, he’s getting old, and that realization casts a steadily growing shadow on all his thoughts. What’s important to Frank Giles is that whenever he comes to this bridge he is always rewarded with a memory or two from his life's sweeter days—the carefree days of his youth. And for him that's saying something. Because, dusty and fragmented as those happy reflections are, they are some of the few surviving bright spots in the dark archives of his mind. Unfortunately, though, their glow never lasts very long. Happy remembrances simply don’t have much staying power in the mind of a man like Frank. After all, he’s getting old, and that realization casts a steadily growing shadow on all his thoughts."
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