In The Winnowing the goddesses of classical Greece return—or as they emphasize, reanimate. Far from being remote mythological beings, they appear in contemporary America to prevent a small cadre of scientists from upending the eternal cycle of life and death.
Highly cinematic and seditious in its approach toward morality, the story takes place in its own Eden, where goddesses consort with young nymphs in dramatic presentations, practice ancient sacrifice and hunt “spirit” deer. Midpoint through the story the narrator—the sole male—is transformed into a being with god-like powers. Sexual hunger, hubris, infatuation—these emotions and godlike intellect drive the key characters through a story that ends in conflagration, and finally, rebirth.
About the author
Author Patrick Garner has the unusual gift of being both creatively and technically adept. He is a self-employed environmental scientist, which has allowed him the opportunity to simultaneously be a scientist, writer, playwright, poet and artist. He has written stage plays and co-founded the off-Broadway Bright Lights Theatre in Providence, RI. Honored by the American Theater Critics Association for ‘Arthur Rimbaud’s In Town, ‘ he has published ‘A Series of Days of Change’ (a poetry collection), ‘Playing with Fire, ‘ and ‘D Is for Dingley’ (biographies), as well as publishing numerous articles in national magazines and online professional development courses over the last two decades.
Garner, who lives in New England, has a degree in Visual Arts, with post-graduate studies in art, business and the environment. His paintings and etchings are in the collections of museums, universities and private collections from Los Angeles to NYC, Lithuania and Greece, New Orleans to Boston.
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