Robert P Bishop

River and Other Stories Robert P Bishop

The stories in River, a first collection by Robert P. Bishop, explore the lives ordinary people lead as extraordinary events happen to them: A stubborn old man refuses to leave his mountain home as a ferocious winter storm approaches; A group of boys go fishing on a summer day that ends with ironic tragedy; An old veteran rejoins his comrades in a dark and cold forest where they fought and died decades ago; Two men spread their friend's ashes in the mountains with comic results; A lawyer avenges the death of his brother with the help of a police detective with Old Testament beliefs; transforming his patients; A man who has lost his job wins the lottery, and a diabolical dentist uses his skills to change the personalities of his patients.