All of the Night

He has landed a journalistic job at the Universal Press Agency in

Washington (not state), but the graveyard shift and a strange roommate

fail to boost Albert Nostrans morale. A big news event would improve

matters, but then it is his worst nightmare: JOHN LENNON IS SHOT. Not

sufficiently trained, more a litterateur than a reporter, his dispatches

fail to elicit unadulterated praise. A ray of hope, however, materializes

in the presence of an iconoclastic copy girl. Charming, but.

A series of less than inspiring/resume-unfit jobs ensue until another

newspaper man turns the main character on to the notion of freelancing.

A more down-to-earth lass provides him with multi-layered

opportunity.

In ALL OF THE NIGHT, we are plunged inside the world of the press

agency, journalism and beyond (and below). A recent college

graduate, nibbled at by a couple of above-average demons, wrestles

to emerge in the world of full-blown, chafing adults.

Like the critically acclaimed The Big Jiggety and Pop the Plug (check

Xlibris and Amazon), All of the Night is laced with a compelling blend

of humor and pathos, underscored by Nostrans piquant, sometimes

profound, seldom pedestrian, commentary and a panoply of (despite

the night) colorful characters giving the protagonist a reason or two to

push ahead even though (or perhaps because) the deck is stacked

with jokers.