AnthologyPERCEPTION (Unabridged‪)‬

"Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both before we commit ourselves to either." (Aesop)

Humanity is far from perfect - it is a simmering variety of emotions, passions, mistakes, and triumphs, all mixed up within the seemingly soporific mundanity of the day-to-day life. Together, the personal and emotional stories of individuals become a powerful exploration of what it means to be human. In "Looking for God....", readers with an open mind and curiosity will discover the story of one life through beautifully-written prose.

This life story is told with the passion of a memoir, pulling you deep into experiences: as heroic as it is tragic, this anthology brings together A.W. Schade's best works on a highway deep into his psyche, motivations, and essential humanity.

This anthology reveals the naked perspective and journey of one man: the trials and tribulations of a life shattered by the ugliness of an entrenched, unwinnable war in Vietnam to a strong survivor seeking to overcome his PTSD during the relentlessly televised destruction of Iraq.

Through satire, suspense, controversy, wavering faith and a vigilant battle against the demons that haunt us all. Schade's writing captures the human spirit at its best and its worst: the impossible mélange that makes us all tick. The anthology includes the following titles: 


Looking for God: Within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion - Novel - God?
"If I Fail: What Doom Awaits the Children?" - Short Story - Suspense 
"The Demons of War are Persistent: PTSD Can Disrupt Your Life Short Story" - Denial and Struggle with PTSD
"The Greatest Father Short Story" - Satire
"Not Alone Short Story" - A Perspective of Healing  


"We each see the world through a lens of all our experience, wrote the diplomat Madeleine M. Kunin: That is a fundamental part of the human condition."

Within AnthologyPERCEPTION, you will discover a writer passionate about opening minds and raising awareness.