pstrongImaginative and often beguiling, like a mashup of emPlatoon emand emGremlins emscripted by William S. Burroughs. -emKirkus ReviewsemstrongppstrongememNikolich's story shimmers with intersecting layers of identity and fantastical complexities. -emAuthors ReadingemstrongppstrongFinalist 2021 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsstrongppA suicidal former platoon sergeant, sole survivor of a Vietnam War jungle ambush, is haunted by what he perceives as his cowardly past. Debilitated by guilt and mourning the death of his wife, small town newspaper publisher Stan Przewalski lives in a PTSD-fueled world where it is impossible to distinguish reality from fantasy.ppReturning from a Vietnam sightseeing tour, his suppressed memories resurface with a vengeance as he deals with a murder and a raging wildfire that threatens to destroy his hometown of Bull River Falls, Colorado. The overly medicated vet meets a magical creature who wears paratrooper boots and rock band tee shirts and commands a s