Fiction Short Stories (single Author)
One Way Ticket
- Publisher
- Bookland Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2012
- Category
- Short Stories (single author), General, Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926956138
- Publish Date
- Sep 2012
- List Price
- $17.95
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Description
Years after a near-miraculous birth imposes impossible life expectations on him, a lonely and unaccomplished man tries to radically reinvent himself. A prominent female author is stricken with a writing block just a few hours before she is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech of her life. On a train, a struggling former advertising executive becomes paralyzed by the silent presence of a young woman who reminds him of a lost love who derailed his life and career. "One Way Ticket" is a riveting collection of stories that explore the jagged psychic journey of characters forced by circumstance and fate to rewrite their life narrative or be destroyed by it. These powerful character-driven stories, told with wit and sensitivity, challenge us to examine our own lives and the personal choices we make.
About the author
David Tucker is an award-winning television writer, producer, and director. A former chair and associate dean at Ryerson University in Toronto and Sheridan College in Oakville respectively, Tucker has been a frequent guest speaker at international arts and media conferences and has been published in many scholarly journals. Best known for his work on CBC series "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki," Tucker has garnered dozens of international awards including a Gemini for Best Direction, multiple Gemini nominations, a Gracie, a Chris, a Prix Italia and a Freddie, and presented at Hot Docs Film Festival. As a television producer, writer and director, he has created arts, drama, science, children and current affairs programming. He also contributed as an associate producer to the feature documentary "Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Story." Tucker is a member of the Writers Guild of Canada, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and the Documentary Organization of Canada.