A darkly disturbing book of adult bedtime fables, Bedtime for Seneca offers five separate glimpses into worlds hidden just out of sight-ranging from the seemingly mundane to the fantastical.
"Three Nights in Budapest" explores an estranged father's last, desperate attempt to gain his daughter back at any cost. In "Mortal Image," Life accepts a mysterious assignment from her superiors that requires working with her obnoxious, unkempt coworker-Death.
Meanwhile, a nervous smoker with a lover who's both more and less than he seems seeks help for his addiction from a decidedly odd psychiatrist, while an aggressive advertising consultant hopes to secure a new contract with the help of a rapid language acquisition class with its own agenda. And in "New Friends Made," a dinner with a recently divorced friend takes an unexpected, and violent, turn.
Loss and regret run through each of author M. Duda's disturbing tales, where even victory is made possible only by first losing. Each seductively twisted fable leads you into a darkness from which you must find your own way back...should you ever wish to return.
About the Author: At age six, M. Duda read his first book: Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. By ten, he was being caught by his parents reading Call of the Wild or some other classic by the hall light. More often than not, he chose the library over recess-he couldn't help himself.
After graduating college, Duda spent eleven years working as an electrical engineer-a profession which couldn't sate his literary wanderlust. He now consults for other companies and uses his knowledge of the physical sciences in his writing.
Today Duda prefers the works of George R. R. Martin to Ivanhoe. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Laura, for whose patience during his artistic endeavors he's eternally grateful.
