Shrink

Sweet and honorable is sleep for him who dies for his country. But what if he survives? A military psychologist evaluates a Vietnam war veteran in the short story Shrink. The veteran's fellow soldiers and friends must support him as the psychologist attempts to uncover the reasons behind his trauma.

Sweet and honorable is sleep for him who dies for his country. But what if he survives? A military psychologist evaluates a Vietnam war veteran in the short story Shrink. The veteran's fellow soldiers and friends must support him as the psychologist attempts to uncover the reasons behind his trauma.

Eric Halpenny is a seemingly normal engineer by day, but a fiction author by night. He hasn't quit his day job. His preferred subject matter concerns life, existence, choice, spirituality, God, science, philosophy, and the nature of reality—all in the guise of entertaining stories. He started writing novels at the age of eight, but waited to publish until thirty-eight. He is often inspired in the middle of the night or while driving home from work. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now lives in Northern California with his wife and three children. He loves inspiring quotations, and one of his favorites is from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo: "To learn to read is to light a fire." He would love to know that his writing lit the fire of reading, introspection, and hope in others.