Monsieur Ambivalence: A Post Literate Fable

Set in a village in central France, an American man attempts to sit quietly in a room by himself for one hour, a method promoted by the 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal as the prescription for all mankind's ills. Tempted by almost everything--fine wines, the grandeur of French cuisine, the beauty of the countryside, our hero soldiers on in pursuit of his special brand of solitude and uncertainty, despite the distractions of neighbors and a highly intelligent female companion.   Thomas Fuller is the prose pen name of Brooks Roddan. He lives and works in San Francisco where he writes every day, enjoys making small-scale paintings and collage, and operates IF SF Publishing, leaving town as often as possible to his cabin in upstate Wyoming where nothing is expected of him.   "… a narrative of literary beauty and philosophical depth …" - RENATE STENDHAL, Huffpost Contributor "With a unique pace and logic, the text provides a desirable space in which to consider any number of interesti