Taxi Dance

By: John Jeter

A young and ambitious Peter Walker moves to Chicago with high hopes and even bigger dreams. A self-described "word merchant," he sees himself as an artiste, convinced with all the power of youth and inexperience that he has the drive, skills and passion to survive and thrive in a big, strange, new city and make something of himself. But soon, a strange and complicated malady eats away parts of his leg bones, rendering him in chronic and agonizing pain. He walks with a conspicuous gait and refuses to recognize the suffering that's also gnawing away at his psyche, spinning his moral compass into unwitting despair, frustration and anger.Working as an "information-gatherer" for a large Chicago company, Peter knows only the strength and goodness of language, but he longs for the unspoken supremacy of love and salvation. As the pain contributes more and more to his emotional and spiritual downfall, he spirals into a primal abyss. He begins to turn increasingly to stolen and borrowed sex, long nights of heavy drinking and flights of contemplation and reflection for relief and escape.Along the way, he also enlists sympathetic friends, primarily his colleagues Owen and Curtin, who in their own ways try to help him cope. Nobody, least of all Peter Walker, understands his predicament and how he has let it consume his life and his soul.Finally, he believes that he can escape the destruction inside him, so he leaves Chicago, ultimately finding redemption through tears, apologies and a hopeful shot at healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470021811
• ISBN13: 9781470021818
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"