Review: Enjoyable book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
Crossroads from Damascus: Mississippi Headlights is my second Jason Akley book.  Crossroads is a compilation of poetry, short fiction stories and memoirs that all come straight from the heart.  Jason Akley uses a memoir format to help explain what he was experiencing in his life when he wrote each piece.  These notes provide the reader with a greater understanding of the story or poem that we’re reading.The Swab, a short story about a triple homicide opens the book and shows the reader the tone for the rest of the book.  Akley’s writing is to-the-point and full of emotion.  Through this story you’ll learn about the highs and lows that he and his family experience from the birth of both of his children to his struggles with employment and finances.My favorite story was a short children’s story about a child searching her dreams for a candlestick. In this story the child meets many creatures and learns many lessons as she quests for the candlestick that she was promised.If you like to learn about your author as you read then this book is most certainly for you.