JPYoung

‘It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson

An account of a mercenary operation set in no named country during the 1980's, think The Dogs of War meets The Three Stooges. I have served in several military forces and farces.

‘You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.’ - Mary Pickford

Wherever there’s a secret place, there’s secret heroes…

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. - Randy Pausch

Treasure means riches.

‘…a train seemed just right. It's exciting! It takes you to new places…’ - Robert Mitchum in ‘Holiday Affair’; screenplay by Don Hartman.

‘Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.’ – Henry James

‘Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.’ — Loretta Young

‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.’ ― Eleanor Roosevelt

‘Where flowers bloom so does hope.’ — Lady Bird Johnson

An international visitor is compulsively drawn to a hometown carnival where he confronts an unexplained mystery.