piCrook delves deftly into a broad spectrum of themes gifting the reader with not just seven stories but seven experiences.i bJason Camelio Higher Education ProfessionalbbrbrAuthor Hal Crook returns after his masterful psychological thrilleriA Brief Madness New Identityiwith this expertly crafted collection of stories. In iWindborne Talesi youll visit seven notquitefullyupright worlds inhabited by hampered beings who havent yet given up the struggle.brbrWhether its a widowed animal lover who says Enough to loss a precocious teen who squares off with a cruel stepdad a forgotten pianist who wreaks havoc in a psych ward a sly reporter who deceives crafty old timers at their own game or an unknown saxophonist recruited to save humanityCrook infuses their predicaments with healthy doses of truth challenge humor and intrigue the impact of which can be sage at times or blistering.brbriWindborne Tales Seven Storiesi is a must read collection that as one reviewer writes unforgettably conveys what it means to be human.brbriCrooks stories get the pages turning by themselves... haunting creations.i bNancy McDaniel AccountantbrbruABOUT HAL CROOKubbrHal Crook is a professor emeritus Berklee College of Music Boston and an internationally known jazz musician composer arranger and teacher. He has published four books on jazz improvisation and one novel iA Brief Madness New Identityi available on amazon.com and through booksellers everywhere.brbrInspired by the writing of poets Donald Hall Mary Oliver Esperanza Spalding and I. Michael Grossman Crook is currently at work on a collection of poems entitled iUnsolicited NonEssential Writingsi ifrom the Head and Hearti.brbrCrook lives in Rhode Island with his wife Joyce and two feral catsJohn and Sharonthe furry stars of his iWindborne Talesi short story Big Brains in Our Midst.puVisit u