Wallow

Have you ever considered leaving everything behind to find yourself in Europe? WALLOW explores the journey of Steve, a self-absorbed romantic navigating the expat community in Prague. Recently divorced from both his partner and his former life in Manhattan, Steve finds himself broke and alone, deep in a quarter-life crisis. To move forward, he must confront and relinquish some of his cherished delusions, taking a moment to reflect in the cold sun of self-awareness. Rick Pryll's fiction serves as a thinly veiled reflection of his personal experiences, offering a dark exploration of the human condition. His work captures the emotional complexity of fleeting moments in life. Highlights include "Chris," which portrays life in Prague's American expatriate community at the turn of the century, and "Paper Plates," which poignantly expresses the pain of living in a transient place. "Eye of the Jackal" presents an ironic twist, revealing the true nature of theft. An Unsent Letter at the book's conclusion illustrates that the journey of self-discovery is often tumultuous, yet the essence of it may already reside within us. This collection of short stories, poems, unsent letters, and journal excerpts reflects a twenty-something man's struggle to reconcile his life post-divorce, set against the contrasting backdrops of New York City and Prague. The seven sections guide readers through a landscape of loss, self-pity, discovery, and ultim