'The Van In My Mind' presents four short stories featuring desperate people at a crossroads--grappling for meaning purpose and second chances. <br><br>In 'Angel In Vegas' a burned-out numbed-out mid-career advertising exec named Gus meets a mysteriously congenial soul at a Las Vegas casino. Can the old man persuade Gus to recover his spark--before it's too late? <br><br>Motivational speaker and guru 'Frank the Tank' peddles self-help and business advice to sold out arenas. If audiences understood Frankie's dubious past would they still flock to his books and seminars?<br><br>A mainstay supermarket chain goes bankrupt plunging a former employee into reflection and introspection. Meet the mostly-dysfunctional employees and customers who shaped the protagonist's formative years in 'A&P: A Eulogy.'<br><br>In 'Samurai Deadhead' a late-career kickboxer meets a rock 'n' roll legend who draws him a map to a buried treasure. After the musician's death the martial artist sets out on a transformative quest to recover the goods. But is there any treasure to be found? Or was it all just a cruel joke? <br><br>Touching on themes of failure and success despair and hope darkness and light 'The Van In My Mind' will remind you the greatest obstacles are often the ones we create.
