In this unique and experimental collection of essays, writer Brian Weiss (also know by his online nom de plume, Nitewalk) creates a fascinating and oddly engaging look into a year filled with random observations, relationships, experiences and deeply personal reflections as he transitions from a quiet winter of self-doubt, personal reflection, distant love and longings in Northern Colorado, through a difficult spring, and then expands into his submersion back into the city he grew to adulthood in; Las Vegas, Nevada.
Excerpts from the Journals of Nitewalk. 2013. loosely chronicles this journey from mountains back to desert in both subtle and direct essays that explore the inner and outer dialogues of the author as he catalogs the arc of a year's voyage.
From the introduction:
"In what follows, I have attempted to extrapolate from my private words a public reflection of the past twelve months. To be perfectly honest, I really have no idea what will emerge. Likely the stories of a lovelorn, sad and depressed man, but you never know. I'm a mystery even to myself, though certainly not for lack of self examination as this book will assuredly evidence. "
The book plots a course through the initially empowering and subsequently bittersweet tragedy of unrequited love in a series of entries that begin as a searingly depressing and bleak inner portrait of a man struggling to find his identity and slowly evolves into longer and more engaging pieces as he finds his footing, his resolve and ultimately, his home back in the place he once felt abandoned by. With a wry wit, self-deprecating and conversational style, Excerpts from the Journals of Nitewalk. 2013. is a bold and raw writer's experiment.
About the Author: Mr. Weiss's writings have appeared in numerous local Las Vegas based publications over the past two decades including Scope, Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas New Times, (original) Las Vegas Weekly, Spinzo, WOT, In Music and others. He has worked in numerous industries in Las Vegas over the course of his professional life including politics, media production, conventions, bookstores, coffee houses and internet development. Though currently in his late forties, he openly confesses that he still wants to be a rock star when he grows up.
