"From this precipice overlooking the cove,
the colored lights of the Queen's Necklace
shone brightly and draped elegantly along the distant shoreline,
twinkling and dancing off the ocean's dark waters for a short
while before all would soon silently
wink out in the competing eastern skylight of a new day."
From surfing winter waves alone in the open ocean, to racing cars, to conversing with the Devil's harem while idly playing with a loaded gun, Surfing with Snakes & Dragons combines eight stories in which ordinary Southern Californians find themselves in dangerous territory. That thin patina of the rational self is cracked open, exposing the reactive animal nautre that—despite our evolution—still resides within all of us. After reading these heart-stopping tales of daring and distress, the question lingers: "And if me, I would react . . . how?" In this unforgettable book, author Roger J. Couture creatively exposes the common struggle to maintain our composure when faced with thretening situations—particularly those we impose upon ourselves.
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