Broken Pieces of Us: Part 1 - Corning, NY

By Perry Redwood

In a city of glass, even the strongest souls can shatter.

John Karlsson is a man running from his own destiny. Striking, intense, and weary of the toxic ties he left behind in the city, he arrives in the bucolic town of Corning, NY, looking for more than just a fresh start-he's looking for a reason to keep going. But can he truly forget Meghan? Or is he just wandering into a different kind of trap?

In the heart of the "Deep America," amidst the scorching furnaces of the glass factories, John meets Daniel.

Daniel is a man of shadowed origins and a doubtful past, a worker whose quiet strength hides a soul in turmoil. Here, in the heat of the workshops, money, social status, and generational conflicts melt away. All that remains is the raw connection of men who have bared their hearts to the flame.

Two opposite souls. One desperate search for redemption.

John and Daniel are fighting their own ghosts, but as their worlds collide, the questions become impossible to ignore:

Is the peace John found in Corning the path to happiness, or just a temporary refuge?

Will Daniel be transformed by John's arrival, or will his past finally catch up to them both?

In a world that judges those who suffer in silence, who will have the right to cast the first stone?

Broken Pieces of Us is a haunting tale about the traps of the soul and the tricks that fate plays on the good and the bad alike. It is a story for the lost, the afflicted, and those who find relief in the shadows, never able to show the world who they truly are.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GM1YRHP3
• ISBN13: 9798246446584
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"