Steve Buitron

Prayer Books and Legions Steve Buitron

An engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking collection of 5 short stories by Steve Buitron. His Midwife Crisis: A young husband's dangerous indiscretion leads to a deadly cascade of events that may destroy his marriage and his life. The Dying Room: Lonely and consumed by regrets a senior citizen laments his life and his living arrangements in a picturesque residential community. Prayer Books and Legions: In a fit of religious zeal, a young boy's parents take from him the only thing in which he finds joy. Desperate, he begs for help from a higher power. The Confession of Raymond Jane: A nebbish and easy going family man is confronted by police, accused of a violent crime and learns that "good guys" and "bad guys" are very subjective terms. Young Francis Ducey's Dilemma: It's 1942 and Francis Ducey is in love, filled with patriotic fervor and doing his best to make an adult decision about whether to enlist to fight in World War II or head off to college after his upcoming high school graduation.