Mick Hanson

365 days changed his life forever. Returning to NYC Buddy finds no welcome - no flags flying, just the harsh reality of betrayal. People died emotionally in their living rooms day by day - a generation became immune to the loss of life - a common failure of feeling and imagination, compounded by punishing boredom at the constant daily images of mutilation and death. And people prayed for the war to end. Prayers in the Delta, prayers in the Highlands, prayers in the Marine bunkers facing the DMZ - and it seemed that for every prayer given a soldier died. Buddy came back to NYC at the onset of winter, 1970. Everything he ever knew had gone, only his sister remained. She was the only one left who was willing to help him to try to make sense of that damned Indo-China war that killed his only friend. He becomes a heroin addict to help numb the pain, and in his desperation to support his addiction, he commits a serious crime. Found guilty of third degree murder, he his sentenced to the State Penitentiary and it is there that he finds his true black culture and then his real fight for freedom begins.

Right now, I have 19 stories in 4 collections on the site. My stories have been read 9751 times and 7 of my stories have been cherry picked

My Stories

Darkest Yorkshire Chapter Two

Submitted on April 19, 2009 - 08:05 | 298 reads

Dawn

Submitted on September 27, 2008 - 07:49 | 371 reads

The Weight of the City

Submitted on September 26, 2008 - 14:43 | 383 reads

Dancing with a Tiger

Submitted on August 24, 2008 - 11:08 | 469 reads

The Black Caiman

Submitted on August 16, 2008 - 09:45 | 483 reads

The Catholic Priest Father George.

Submitted on July 27, 2008 - 13:17 | 507 reads

The Burning Bed!

Submitted on July 18, 2008 - 12:13 | 451 reads

Where Tha's Muck Tha's Brass!

Submitted on July 16, 2008 - 14:33 | 630 reads

Dustbowl Blues!

Submitted on July 3, 2008 - 10:20 | 547 reads

The Land of a Thousand Arseholes!

Submitted on June 19, 2008 - 21:12 | 789 reads

Speakers Corner 10am

Submitted on June 19, 2008 - 17:06 | 437 reads

Corned Beef Sandwiches.

Submitted on May 28, 2008 - 09:35 | 664 reads

West of the Nile.

Submitted on May 21, 2008 - 21:30 | 514 reads

Dog Day Afternoon

Submitted on May 10, 2008 - 18:50 | 536 reads

Not One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Submitted on May 6, 2008 - 17:43 | 654 reads

Now is The Window of our Discontent

Submitted on May 1, 2008 - 07:11 | 493 reads

Is a Half of Hedgehog better than No Hedgehog at All?

Submitted on April 20, 2008 - 11:46 | 582 reads

Churchill's War.

Submitted on April 19, 2008 - 19:57 | 464 reads

Amen!

Submitted on April 14, 2008 - 15:20 | 479 reads