Face in the Water

Jerusalem, 1989: After his best friend dies of a drug overdose, a Georgia Tech student walks away from his life, eventually winding up in the ancient and narrow streets of Jerusalem during the first Palestinian Intifada. At the crossroads of most of the world's major religions and conflicts, Charles merely wants to submerge himself in work and discovery of a different culture, but every step takes him back toward himself. This is an early short story written by Charles Sheehan-Miles, author of the indie bestsellers Just Remember to Breathe and Republic.