"I was born in a star from a blossom of atomic matter and excitement more violent than June wisteria."
That slippery story of every atom of you and me and that hibiscus.
"Gudhal" is the latest novella from Joseph Harry Silber, author of "Bum" and "The Ecstasies of Willaert." It is the brief life of Elvis Impresario Gudhal, a maker of toys, told by same, from his birth 10 billion years ago out of a supernova explosion to his birth 29 years ago out of his mom, whom his Pop liked to call "The Ghost of Love." It's all to do with time, sex, the will to power, defect, and the various unfoldings of several species of flowers.