The Headstone

The novel grew out of a dream its author had a few years before he began writing it. It was his first attempt at fiction, and he drafted it within the first 36 days of 2002.

He wrote it while working through two painful losses: the death of his younger brother in a car accident and the accidental death of his son. He stepped away for a time to process both, and the book became a way to pay tribute to them and to their hopes.

The story explores how dreams and nightmares can come true, for individuals and for nations alike. It also considers harbingers, the signs that can foretell either good or bad outcomes for people and countries.