Review of Raking the Dust

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   “Blending existential realism with sensual fantasy, Alex’s mythical journey at once explores the drudgery of the hero’s daily travail while weaving in and out of peculiar realities, which upon intimate inspection, no longer seem peculiar.
In Raking the Dust Biscello produced a haunting tale that elucidates what happens when a mind stumbles upon a catalyst and begins to pull the thread. A lurid adventure ensues where the mutable inner world plays hide-and-seek in an effort to match it’s outer twin. In a fascinating turn of events the mirror rotates and a piñata of revelations breaks open.
The author’s penchant for fusing the bizarre with the mundane succeeds in architecting an atmosphere that echoes nostalgia and penetrates the moment with an exceedingly focused, time-lapsing inquiry. Amidst all the struggles, the noise, the sex, the partying and the drinking is a gem of a soul that seeks to break through to reveal its timeless, epic quality, which we all seek, and which glimmers in the gaps, when time stands still and love is allowed to shine through.” — Ewa Zwonarz, author of Moonchild
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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