"I painted this sandcastle in one long summer day because I've watched other 'books, ' unwritten and unread, as they fell into holes and thought, 'What a shame--no one will ever know what that person knew.'" The author writes about the meaning of life and thinks he found it. He has a view that he wants to share: "I believe every self-aware creature should be allowed to find its place." In PORTRAIT you will find short stories; poetry; journal entries; correspondence with others on the path of seeking meaning; accounts of living in America and abroad; anecdotes of idealistic undertakings and a love story. This book is an impression left in the soft mud of existence. A million years from now, Weimer muses, an archeologist might uncover its fossilized, unreadable form and wonder briefly...
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