The Koi Fish (an illustrated novella)
This is a 96-page short novel with illustrations.//
When a pompous dilettante and his scam-artist wife steal the spotlight at a juried art show, a disillusioned drop-out artist uncovers their connection to his mother's past thus plotting revenge to reclaim both her pride and his passion for art.//
It's basically an absurd take on redemption that questions the sincerity of the commercial art world.//
Danny Flescher is convinced he has something special, but as far as the art world is concerned, he goes unnoticed.
He's a drop in the bucket, a fledgling old-comer who can't seem to hit his artistic stride.
After losing to his nemesis at the local Juried Art Show, he hits a new low.
Disheveled, heart broken, inconsolable...
He just about trades his paintbrush for a butcher knife to appease his father.
But just when the doors of his creative pursuits begin to close, his mother divulges a breadcrumb that rekindles the creative spark he’s been searching for.
