Author Description

Faith, trust, and alien abductions<br/><br/>Burden follows the slow, often wry disintegration of a relationship. Mark and Susan have been together for five years, and despite Mark's occasional bouts of depression, they have always had a strong bond, prompting envy and jealousy from their friends. A movie rental sets in motion events that test their relationship's strength and their faith in each other.<br/>When Mark's suppressed memory of being abducted by aliens is uncovered while he is watching an alien-abduction film, Susan is forced to deal with the repercussions. Though she tries to be supportive, it grows increasingly difficult as Mark becomes obsessed with alien-abduction chat rooms and refuses to leave the house. With all the keen observational wit and incisive, self-deprecating dialogue of Mid-Life, Burden is Joe Ollmann at the top of his form. Another hallmark of Ollmann's style―his ability to write page-turning stories―is in strong evidence throughout. With a self-aware quip and an ever-finer drawn line, Ollmann has done it again.