STORM DAMAGE: FINALIST FOR BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION AWARD 2013 by John A. A. Logan
I was offline throughout May, so I Googled my name in June to see if anything had happened out there on the internet ether while I wasn’t looking. The first discovery was this piece on the blog, NOVELIST ONLINE ONPAPER, by Kenneth C. Crowe: “SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013 John A.A. Logan, a great writer It has been a while since I’ve found a great writer--and John A. A. Logan is certainly one. If there were a genre called “unsparing,” that is where I would list Logan’s novel, THE SURVIVAL OF THOMAS FORD. He grips the reader in the opening chapter by portraying a universal symbol of modern times, an aggressive driver whose irresponsibility wreaks havoc in other people’s lives. The protagonist in question appears different from you and I—and he is. The characters Logan creates in this story of a fatal traffic accident, spiced by cowardice, are universally selfish with some being essentially cruel. Unexpectedly, one character emerges who refuses to cross the line into evil. Logan...