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.