Tellers - Paperback

by Rick Moss (Author)

The Colony is in mourning. The residents of the Hudson Valley farming collective share a close-knit life and a vision for remaking urban neighborhoods with the skills they are learning. They have also shared a loss so devastating they fear the shock will undermine all their efforts. In a scheme to unburden themselves, they turn to storytelling. Through their heartrending accounts, we view blighted American cities from society's fringes - from the squatter homes of Detroit to the embattled streets of Philadelphia. We meet a veteran who returns home to find his neighborhood walled off into a ghetto, an architect who drafts blueprints from the dreams of the dispossessed, and take a hellish subway ride through a dystopian New York. In their tales, we witness the tug of war between blame and forgiveness and, ultimately, the cathartic power of storytelling.

Author Biography

Rick Moss is the author of two novels. His first, Ebocloud, is a literary thriller about a utopian social media movement. His editorials have appeared in USA Today and he is a regular contributor to Forbes. Most of the author's career has been devoted to design - print, video, multimedia and web. He is a principle and co-founder of the online business forum, RetailWire.com, where he oversees and writes editorial and marketing content for such clients as IBM, SAP, Oracle and Microsoft. Rick Moss lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Catherine.