A Crack in the Sky
A Crack in the Sky speaks to anyone who has ever felt trapped by circumstances, questioned their direction in life, or searched for meaning beyond societal expectations. Honest, fearless, and richly atmospheric, A Crack in the Sky reminds us that a luminous world of ageless mystery, wonder, and awe awaits all those who dare to push beyond the boundaries of our self-imposed limitations.
In A Crack in the Sky, Thawstone delivers an unforgettable real to life coming of age saga plunging readers into the turbulent world of America in the early 1970's. Escaping an abusive home at seventeen, Keith leaves everything behind in search of freedom and adventure only to find himself immersed in a world of drugs, outlaw bikers, and run-ins with the police. Written with striking honesty and vivid storytelling, A Crack in the Sky is an intimate portrait of youth, rebellion, survival, and the relentless desire to discover where one truly belongs. Readers are transported by a firsthand account of an era shaped by the Vietnam War, counterculture movement, revolutionary music, psychedelics, and a generation questioning everything that came before. Thawstone invites you to experience exhilarating moments of humor, heartbreak, and danger, as you accompany Keith on his mystical journey of self-discovery
Excerpts:
"Tahoe was where it was happening: happening concerts, happening parties, and happening people, however it took money to make it all happen. Food, rent, and utilities devoured our paychecks and farted vapor in the face of our craving for excitement. As a solution we made ourselves welcome whenever and wherever the opportunity arose. Upon gaining access to a crash pad on Tahoe's South Shore, albeit a sketchy one, we decided to take the leap. Screw work, roommates, girlfriends, and responsibilities. We became Tahoe residents without a residence. We became amateur thieves, professional shoplifters, and small-time drug dealers. We let go of the trunk and hung our lives like leaves at the furthest reaches of risk and adventure."
"I so admired his ability to recklessly jump into the fray, and time and again, walk away holding the prize. He rode a wave of confidence wherever he went and surfed it blindfolded through the pier pilings."
"You gotta help me," I pleaded, "I think I'm going crazy." Slowly, Matt opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked down. Fully expecting him to show me sympathy, to offer a few words of reassurance, what I got instead was a damning finger pointed at my face along with the pronouncement, "You are crazy, we're all crazy."
"With not so much as a pebble to mar the creamed-coffee flatness of the last thirty miles, a lone object leapt into view, a small sign atop a metal fence post. I slowed to read it, then felt compelled to stop. Stunned, we all got out and gathered around the curiosity. The sign included an arrow, and we wanted to see how it aligned. Out there, in the middle of nowhere, in faded white letters on a four by six-inch rusted metal plate was Einstein's E = mc equation with the arrow pointing directly at our destination. Unbelievable, one mind blowing experience after another. We had the guidance of the thirteen-hundred-year-old Tibetan Book of the Dead, the awe-inspiring view, the ancient mountain, the pull of the full moon, and now, Einstein's energy equals mass times the speed of light squared equation with an arrow pointing the way. The effect of all those influences converging on our position in space and time weighed on us with ageless implication. Up until then, it seemed we had orchestrated the journey, but at that moment, words like fate and destiny came to mind. Talk about 'set and setting.' The entire area emanated immense power. I sensed I stood on the threshold of a life-altering experience, and truth be told, I was a little frightened."
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