Erosion

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In this podiobook: Canyon Park is bowed down under a relentless torrent of rain. The fields are flooded, the bridges crumble and the increasingly isolated town is host to a serial killer with a grudge against the wealthy Lollo family. Slipping between a small cast of characters; the killer, the tortured policeman hiding a dark secret, the returning son, the inquisitive librarian, the boy caught between cultures.... each of these marred, struggling humans a part of the threadbare fabric of the town. Throughout the story, secrets and motivations are slowly revealed, people continue to die, and it continues to rain. - Emily from POD PeopleThe story is about a Native American, driven to madness by his experience growing up in the small upstate New York town of Canyon Park being discriminated, molested and ostracized. In his mind, various characters of his tribe's mythology and American popular culture vie for his soul. He terrorizes the residents of Canyon Park, murdering those he judges guilty, to punish them for their crimes against him and his ancestors. Strangely, since the killing spree began, there has been a deluge of constant rain adding to the dismal mood and hampering efforts to stop him while the resident also battle nature's fury. Under these conditions, various characters gather from places as close as the local library, to as far away as New York City, to absolve their sins and stop their beloved town from being eroded away.All the characters are eventually stripped bare in this trying time and face their naked souls, their dark inner parts that they are afraid to see and their true selves. America's national guilt over the destruction of the Native American culture is weaved through the motivation of the characters as they struggle with the consequences of acts they committed in the past or the acts of their kin.The Indian Boarding Schools and the Mythology of Iroquois Creation Myth were thoroughly researched and are based on fact though the setting and characters are all fictional. Erosion by Lon S. Cohen is available in paperback from Lulu.com.Thanks Tom Cote for his version of Amazing Grace in my last chapter. Check out his music here.

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  • Chapter 18 - Erosion
    Aug 19, 2006 – 30:29
  • Chapter 17 - Erosion
    Aug 18, 2006 – 07:26
  • Chapter 16 - Erosion
    Aug 17, 2006 – 20:34
  • Chapter 15 - Erosion
    Aug 16, 2006 – 14:52
  • Chapter 14 - Erosion
    Aug 15, 2006 – 16:32
  • Chapter 13 - Erosion
    Aug 14, 2006 – 10:24
  • Chapter 12 - Erosion
    Aug 13, 2006 – 23:19
  • Chapter 11 - Erosion
    Aug 12, 2006 – 18:01
  • Chapter 10 - Erosion
    Aug 11, 2006 – 20:34
  • Chapter 9 - Erosion
    Aug 10, 2006 – 09:07
  • Chapter 8 - Erosion
    Aug 9, 2006 – 18:15
  • Chapter 7 - Erosion
    Aug 8, 2006 – 13:59
  • Chapter 6 - Erosion
    Aug 7, 2006 – 17:10
  • Chapter 5 - Erosion
    Aug 6, 2006 – 15:03
  • Chapter 4 - Erosion
    Aug 5, 2006 – 24:31
  • Chapter 3 - Erosion
    Aug 4, 2006 – 16:21
  • Chapter 2 - Erosion
    Aug 3, 2006 – 20:31
  • Chapter 1 - Erosion
    Aug 2, 2006 – 23:02
  • Chapter 0 - Erosion
    Aug 1, 2006 – 04:11
Recent Reviews
  • youngzap
    Erosion - a must read!
    After reading the paperback, which I though was excellent, I've been made aware there is an audio version of the book - I can't wait to take this ride again in the Audio format!
  • luximay
    i was soooo glad to find this!!!!
    i was downloading this book directly from podibooks one per week, because i'm not savy enough to figure out how to get the book all at once. i just couldnt wait another week...this book will have you on tender hooks!!! the atmosphere is creepy, a truly organic and spiritual thriller. my only complaint is that the guy narrates some times goes too fast, so when inconsiderate co-workers talk to me i have to rewind and re-listen.
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