The Real Alice Cooper Wants To Be Famous

About the Book

…They resumed their walk, with no more talk of the Civil War dead or of fame or of children never conceived or born.

They arrived at the compound and Alice turned to take her leave.

“Alice,” Brother Gilroy said.

“Yes?”

“The children use whomever they wish when their time is come. We are vessels; we are not necessarily creators.”

Alice thought on that a moment. She raised a hand to push her hair tighter under her cowl.

Brother Gilroy looked at her as she made the gesture and he felt a sudden new warmth for the woman. She looked pained and vulnerable at that moment; she looked so natural and so human. So beautiful. It was strictly an aesthetic judgment, Brother Gilroy assured himself nervously.

“Yes, I suppose so,” she said finally. “It’s all about being used, isn’t it?”

“Perhaps,” Brother Gilroy said.

They parted with their usual nods and the days and the walks went on.

All the while, as they each waited for the other to resolve this $294 million question, Alice thought on her plans for the 20-year windfall the LOTTO ticket would bring…

The Real Alice Cooper Wants To Be Famous

About the Author

Lou Peddicord is proprietor of Jay's Paradise Café, a coffee house in Derry, New Hampshire. Alice is his third novel.