STRAIGHT JACKET
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Then, as they opened the door to her room to investigate the nature of the smoke, they stood frozen with disbelief at what they were witnessing. There, in the dark was Boosie sitting “buck-naked” with her legs crossed, smoking a cigarette! Her silhouette contrasting against the light from the television gave the scene an eerie, supernatural flair. Next, as Boosie heard the gasps from the nurses, she slowly turned and nonchalantly looked at the nurses with a blank stare. She was lost! They immediately dressed her and had her under observation.
As I drove home, I contemplated the thought of killing another human being in cold blood. Could I do it? That was the question. I had lost my moral compass. I was on a spiral decent into hell.
“Whoosh!” The flames leaped so fast, it caught my sleeve on fire and that jarred me back to reality. It was as if I was awakened from some weird dream; the fire woke me up. I quickly put the flame out on my sleeve. I was drenched with sweat. As I stood there, a wave of excitement engulfed me as I stared into the flames, I knew we would never be the same.
“Then, all of the sudden, Mr. Hambone broke out the back door running like a scalded dog! Then, someone said, ‘there he goes!’ And then, Pop! Pop! Granny was behind him shooting that big gun she had, and Mr. Hambone was running zigzag to keep from getting shot!”
“They busted in my room at school at five in the morning. They were standing over my bed with their guns drawn shouting, ‘F.B.I., don’t move motherfucker!’ Then, they told me to put on some clothes, they handcuffed me, took me down the back stairs, put me in an unmarked car, and drove off,” he said.
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About the Book
Make sure that you are strapped in good for the roller coaster ride of your life to a world of the bizarre. As your tour guide, the narrator, Moe Sr., bares his naked soul; raw and uncut, as his faith, will, and values are tested at every turn as he navigates his way through the maze we call, life.
In this spellbinder, which is laced with satire and suspense, he addresses the subject of the dysfunctional family. This book is crammed with drama; his relationship with Vera and her family; with his first wife, Thelma; his struggles as a single parent; arresting his own demons; and his liberation from a grave of death and ignorance.
This book is a story of devotion and deceit, suicide, alcoholism, the occult, murder for hire, and incarceration and redemption. Furthermore, this book is a story of love and hatred, of the unloved who betray those whom they pretend to love, confession and forgiveness, and eventually, overcoming the odds.
On the cover, he is draped in the American flag that is fashioned in a straightjacket. This symbolism, he states, is not a condemnation of America, but a stark reminder to her of her own dysfunctional behavior, past and present, and to also remind her that the people are the physicians (“We the People”), forever prescribing the Constitution as a prescription for healing.
Finally, this book is a testament to the spirit of the human condition and the power of change. “Cogito Ergo Sum!”/ “I think. Therefore I must exist!”-Descartes.
About the Author
Maurice G. Williams Sr., was born in St. Louis, Mo., and reared in the state of Tennessee. When he was ten years of age, his mother brought home a used set of encyclopedias she purchased at a rummage sale. Those books fascinated him so much that, he read the entire set. Those books allowed him to view the world through a window he never knew existed.
Unbeknownst to him, it was then that the flame of knowledge was lit . He attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, but dropped out in 1977, for lack of interest; the bright lights of the big city came beckoning .
Also, he is a certified pipe fitter, and received his certification in 1980, from the Union Carbide Atomic Facility, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was a member of the U.S. Army.
He graduated from Jackson St. Community College in 1999, with a degree in History, and was awarded the "Certificate of Merit" from the Tennessee Historical Commission. Moreover, he graduated from Lambuth University in the year 2000, with a degree in History with a double minor; one in Education, and the other in Psychology. He also earned the Dean’s List. He also taught school at a correctional facility for a number of years.
But, above all, his greatest achievement was being a single parent and surviving! He is the father of three; two are college graduates. He also has three grandchildren, all boys.
Email:moewilliams48@yahoo.com