REVIEWED: Rusting Chickens
WRITTEN BY: Gene O'Neill
PUBLISHED: 2011

I read this Gene O'Neill novella right after reading his novel, "The Burden of Indigo," and, had I not known better, would not have known they were written by the same author. That's a good thing. I've read O'Neill's shorter stories as well, and he has a talent for writing in compelling voices that are each unique to the tale being told. In this, a wounded war veteran returns home and questions his sanity as he tries to find his place in civilian life. Tragic, yet also touching, "Rusting Chickens" creates a believable and rounded protagonist centered in a grim mystery.

Four and a Half out of Five stars ( )