Lunatics A Novel [Paperback]

Jack has been widowed for close to a year, and his behavior has his friends worried. Arrested for public indecency, Jack insists that he was meeting a moon goddess of desire named Lily. Furthermore, he claims that she can only find him if he waits outside, naked under a full moon. To prevent further troubles with the law, Jack's friends begin taking him to a cabin in the woods each full moon.  But one at a time, they are each touched by Lily and forced to deal with their desires before they can truly know their hearts.Bradley Denton is a science fiction novelist whose works include Blackburn, Laughin’ Boy, and Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede. He received his BA and MA from the University of Kansas and resides in Austin, Texas.Her presence was warm breath in his ear.  Lily was here somewhere.  Jack was sure of it.  He hadn't gotten naked yet, but somehow she had found him.

He became aware of her as he was chalking sketches to illustrate various theories of the Moon's origin to the people in the Zilker Clubhouse.  He didn't see her, but he felt a puff of air from her wings, and then her breath.  It distracted him, and as he lost his train of thought, he turned away from the chalkboard to face his audience.

They looked at him dully.  He didn't know most of them, so he was glad that a few of his friends had shown up.  Stephen and Halle were in the back row, and Katy was coming in from the patio with Halle's children in tow.  Jack didn't see Carolyn or her boyfriend anywhere, but that didn't surprise him.  Carolyn was probably still mad at him for not calling her first when he was arrested.

"Um, where was I?" he asked.

The audience shifted in their seats.  No one answered him.

Jack's face began itching.  In jail a month ago, he had decided tl�_