Replays

New Jersey flavors both REPLAYS and the author. Hawthorn would not trade his Jersey upbringing with anyone anywhere.

Stories occur in the suburbs of Trenton in local taverns with a rediscovered best friend, DP Ski. Or in the Jersey Pines, California, the Bahamas, and Florida—"You never know what you're going to get."

The narratives have replayed in the writer's mind for decades. While parts are fictional, Hawthorn experienced much of what happens. Humor, Jersey sarcasm, and eccentric characters permeate the narratives.

Hawthorn and Ski ponder and probe their past, personal dilemmas, relationships, God, what has value, lessons learned, and how they've changed.