An Audible Silence

2020 NIEA and IBA Finalist for Visionary Fiction

He wanted to end his life, until he realized he needed to die in a different way.

Jim’s head is a loud place. Filled with anxiety, depression, and broken dreams, his mind plays troubled thoughts on an endless loop, even as he steps in front of a bus. Fate yanks him back, but provides the perfect escape in the form of a key to his buddy’s quiet, northern Arizona cabin. And he won’t be alone. When his humble and distinguished college mentor, Professor Arjun Singh, agrees to join him, Jim gets more than a vacation...he gets a second chance at life.

Thrust headlong into the mystical mazes of mindfulness and meditation, Jim must find the courage to confront his pain. If he can tune in to the silence, he may just become a hero and an inspiration. Journey with Jim, and discover what it means to truly love…and live.