FICTION
THERMOIL
by Kevin Sheehan
by Kevin Sheehan
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In this varied collection of short fiction, nostalgic memories, and poems, Kevin Sheehan brings a unique perspective to surviving a childhood filled with turmoil, madness and tragedy. Bullied mercilessly by his peers and abandoned by his parents, he seeks solace in the dependable throb of the one-cylinder stationary engines he is certain will inherit the earth after the human race has destroyed itself. But he is unable to completely ignore the role of the fair sex in his rescue.
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Kevin Sheehan is a retired mechanical engineer who first fell in love with Maine at age two, in 1939, imprinted by a steam locomotive at Portland Union Station. He studied at Cornell and graduated New York University in 1960. For thirty-three years, he tested and reported on cars for Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. His short articles and poetry have appeared in Down East, Out of the Cradle, WoodenBoat, and the Bulletin of the Musical Box Society International. His first novel, The Aberration, was published in 2012 by North Country Press. Kevin and his wife Lindy share a lakeside log cabin in Sebago, Maine.
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