Pushing Forward
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Following unfortunate circumstances, The Ashcroft Family have no choice but to rebuild their home as the promise of a bright future feels increasingly uncertain.
Thomas M. Willett
I'm a writer based out of Long Beach, CA who enjoys movies, TV, and getting inside your head.
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Pushing Forward - Thomas M. Willett
Pushing Forward
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Thomas M. Willett
© Thomas M. Willett, 2020
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CONTENTS
Dedication
Praise for Thomas M. Willett
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About the Author
Dedication
Welcome to another year and another decade. Time keeps moving forward and all that we can do is plan ahead, figuring out what lies beyond the horizon. That is where my story started. I wondered how I could portray characters who are trying to rebuild their life when so much of their past lies in ruins. Upon watching this phenomenal 2019 documentary For Sama, I began to look at it on a literal level, of people who look at the rubble and try to find the life inside. While this story otherwise isn’t specifically about the Syrian crisis, I like to think I capture the mood of displacement, where places of comfort get rudely uprooted (sometimes literally). This story is dedicated to those who are starting anew, whether out of desire or necessity. A new decade brings with it a new chance to better your life.
*Author’s Note: The people and events depicted in Pushing Forward are fictitious. Any resemblance to reality is coincidental.
Praise for Thomas M. Willett
THE COASTAL VIEW
What a fantastic creation this book is. A young man who is starting to realize that his earlier years that were spent as a some times troubled some times care youth are over. It is time to make more mature decisions. A great example of today's social urban life styles. I did not want this short story to end. I wanted it to continue to explore this youth's new realizations and life in his new future.
4/5 stars - rucrazy
A very interesting read, well written. It sounds like a teaser for a novel; I would have liked it to continue through life...he gets a job, marries, lives his life, etc. Maybe there is more to come?
A PLAGIARIZED CHRISTMAS
Very interested with the beginning of a fresh new story & character. Somehow the author seems to have a dark & troubled side to his work.. I will continue to follow his publications to see if he can pull himself out of a funk..Overall it takes awhile to get into his stories but I do enjoy what I have read so far.
- PART ONE
3/5 stars - rucrazy
"I thought I was in a different story until Max brought the story together by ragging on his sister. I feel it would have been better