The Cloud-Shepherd

By Brian Padjen

The Cloud-Shepherd begins with a father, a daughter, and an arrow loosed into the sky. When it lands-piercing the spine of his wife, Lisa-Mark's world fractures. What follows is a descent into ICU corridors, courtroom rituals, and the unbearable choreography of loss. As Mark chooses to end Lisa's vegetative state, he's incarcerated and separated from his five-year-old daughter, Megan. This is the story of his long road back-through grief, guilt, and the mythic terrain of repair. The story reframes tragedy as testimony, dignifying the breach between accident and aftermath as sovereign ritual.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FYV5G59G
• ISBN13: 9798272418807
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"