"Latest poetry collection by a poet with roots in New York City's vibrant Irish American community, whose resume also includes his work as a fiction writer, and a long-time musician playing traditional Irish music. His poems reflect many aspects of his life and experience."--Provided by publisher.

FALLING is the first collection of short stories by Erik Van Achter. It was during his stay at Brown University that Erik first started writing various fictions dealing with the life and the way of living Ivy League Students. Most characters exist in real life, some are even the writer’s friends but fiction took hold of them casting a net they rarely escape from. Their bright lives, where the sky supposedly is the limit, is defied by the basic laws of (human) gravity. Some survive the fall, others don’t. Fate, coincidence and destiny rule their world. Being well versed in short story theory, Erik Van Achter has experimented with genre’s many possibilities. What has interested him most is piecing together small fragments, hoping a story might arise and lead a real life and an afterlife. The mythical world of Ivy League is just a setting. In fact the human condition controlled by uncontrollable events is at the center of the tales. Sometimes characters literally fall but stay alive, sometimes characters fall from grace, looking for redemption and sadly die.

Rayne: What do I do now? Not only have I fallen off a bridge, I've fallen onto an island of mythical creatures to a part of the world you won't find on any map. Zinn saved me from death and has even taken it upon himself to help me acclimate to this new way of life and powers I never knew I had. I'm learning new things every day and am quickly finding out that I have enemies I never knew existed. Zinn: Why did I save her? It's what I do. I save people. I saved Loki from a life of crime, probabl

The journey of one young man on a path of youthful rebellion that leads first to a short jail sentence for drug possession and eventually to another jail sentence for street activism in the protests during the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle.

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Enhanced with 15 new essays, this collection is the benchmark of an acclaimed writer's spunk and sense of place. Originally published in 1987, "Falling Through Space" provides a funny and intimate diary of a writer's self-discovery. 42 photos.