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    Sui Generis
    Sui Generis
    Sui Generis
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    Sui Generis

    By Sharon E. Cathcart

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    Author Sharon E. Cathcart ("In The Eye of The Beholder," "Les Pensees Dangereuses") presents a sampler of essays and short fiction. The collection features "Heart of Stone," a short story never previously published.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSharon E. Cathcart
    Release dateJun 3, 2010
    ISBN9781452396958
    Sui Generis
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    Sharon E. Cathcart

    Award-winning author Sharon E. Cathcart (she/her) writes historical fiction with a twist!A former journalist and newspaper editor, Sharon has written for as long as she can remember and generally has at least one work in progress.Sharon lives with her husband and several rescue cats in the Silicon Valley, California.

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      Sui Generis - Sharon E. Cathcart

      Sui Generis

      One-of-a-Kind Writings

      By Sharon E. Cathcart

      Published by Sharon E. Cathcart at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 Sharon E. Cathcart

      Jacket art designed by Sharon E. Cathcart.

      Books by award-winning author Sharon E. Cathcart provide discerning readers of essays, fiction and nonfiction with a powerful, truthful literary experience.

      Thank you for downloading this free eBook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Contents

      Essays

      Short Fiction

      About the Author

      Essays

      I submitted this essay for Angie Bowie's AIDS Begone writing project. Due to financial concerns, the book will not be published. Thus, I share my thoughts here.

      Speaking Their Names

      We are here in the memory of those who have parted …

      The lyrics float up through the rotunda of San Jose, Calif.’s City Hall. It’s Dec. 1, 2009, World AIDS Day. I am one of the two altos singing in an a cappella octet, under the direction of composer Ruth. It is my first public performance in 14 years.

      Three people away from me on the stage is a grey-haired man with a seeing-eye dog. Karl’s gorgeous tenor sends the music soaring. HIV is robbing him of his vision, but not of his vigor. He is active on the city’s HIV/AIDS task force, teaches A Course in Miracles, helps run an HIV support group, works as a church administrator and leads the congregation in song. I know he does a whole lot more that I know nothing about. He is just one of the people in my life who live with HIV or AIDS.

      There are a few more performances after we have sung our songs, and several speeches. At one point, we are asked to call out the names of loved ones whose lives were taken by AIDS. I name Mat M. and Ric T. Both of them were gifted performers, gone far too soon. I am a former actor and a theatre junkie; far too many of my friends

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