"Observations of the Coral Reef" by Hunter Vaughan
In his collection of short stories and anecdotes, “Observations of the Coral Reef” (ISBN 1470007894), Hunter Vaughan debuts a new American voice that is funny, introspective and deeply personal. In the manner of Beat writer Jack Kerouac and Zen scholar Alan Watts, Vaughan seeks to grab the attention of mainstream Americans and show them the deep and rich aspects of life they are missing with their over reliance on conventional beliefs and popular wisdom.
Kirkus Reviews writes, “Vaughan’s feuilletons, many no more than a page or two, last only long enough to illustrate a brief encounter, a nameless character or a predicament before flitting past like bright autumn leaves. However, the emotions these writings evoke – anxiety, ruefulness, jaded ennui, spiritual exaltation – will remain with readers far longer.”
“In ‘Humpty-Dumpty Gets Lucky,’ a man looks back with chastened hindsight on his midlife crisis of booze, depression and infidelity, while a triptych of stories follows a 50-year-old adventurer in a Jaguar XK8 as he outruns cops, attracts young babes and exults in ‘the vibrations of the engine, the car, the road, the universe…all heading inward, all coalescing, like a reverse ‘big bang.’ In ‘Notes from Natalia,’ the manic emails of a call girl hint at underlying sadness, while the haunting ‘Dark, Cold’ depicts a young mother huddled alone by a camp fire on Christmas Eve, dreading the return to her family.”
“Vaughan writes well in several registers, from spare and enigmatic to chatty and discursive. He’s at his best when grounded in realism and specificity, as in ‘Bar Scene,’ a playlet in which a few businessmen discuss their raunchy longings for women in hilarious, pitch-perfect dialogue.”
Ultimately, “Observations of the Coral Reef” is a book in search of what it means to dive headlong into life and let freethinking, intelligence and focused awareness serve as the compass that guides us on our journey.
“Observations of the Coral Reef” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author: Hunter Vaughan was born and raised in Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is an accomplished, well-travelled, business-media executive who lives with his wife, two sons and pet corn snake in a Victorian farmhouse in southeast Wisconsin.
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