Glimpses is the second album to be released on the Real Music label from The Haiku Project who is actually Danish musician Henrik Hytteballe. Glimpses has the raw power of a documentary, a nitty-gritty, minute-by-minute evocation of a highly personal journey. Timothy Leary ' Glimpses is a book that invites contemplation—of the tragic ways that many of the greatest musicians of our times have destroyed themselves; of the unpredictable patterns of growth in individuals, art.

Press Release and Web Site 2013

GLIMPSES

‘The Local Show that’s touching the world.’

Now one of the longest running shows on the South Shore, this wonderful production has been entertaining folk from right across the globe for the past 5 years.

Our sixth year starts on Thursday, July 11th, 2013 at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenberg.

‘A look at our history through scene and song.’

‘Glimpses’ is a series of exciting and entertaining vignettes, suitable for all ages, depicting interesting events in the history of this area from the landing of the first settlers to the present day.

This popular, live theatre presentation is complimented by some very relevant slides. ‘Glimpses’ premiered on July 4th, 2008 at the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg. Response was tremendous, both from local inhabitants and visitors alike.

‘A show for all the family.’

This original production, penned by members of the cast, has been written for visitors and locals alike. It has been described as the most entertaining local history lesson you’re ever likely to experience. In all, it is a thought provoking experience with many emotional ups and downs.

Every historic event performed and each song used to enhance the story has been thoroughly researched. Entertainment has been put first without losing any of the factual information, even though a few of the skits may have been embellished with a little imagination.

The air-conditioned theatre is now extremely comfortable and the wonderful narration, action, music and singing, make it ‘not to be missed’ entertainment for the whole family.

‘Glimpses’ has now become an integral part of many visitors experience of Lunenburg County, but has also been enjoyed and supported by many local folk, which in itself is a huge testament of its popularity.

If you have yet to experience “Glimpses’, try to catch a performance this year and see for yourself what the Summer Troupe has to offer. You won’t be disappointed.

The show will commence at the ‘Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic’, Lunenburg, on Thursday, July 11th, with performances every Tuesday and Thursday evening through to mid September.

Admission is by donation only, making it affordable for everyone.

Show time starts at 7:30pm (approximately 1 hr 20 mins in length).

Thanks to Ralph Getson and the Fisheries Museum for their support.

The Glimpses Cast of 2013
In Alphabetical Order

John Allen
Ina Allen
Dave Brumwell
Bruce Fensham
Dave Friendly
Sharon Jackson
Dan Jaworksi
Liesje Letson
Hank Middleton
Janet Rae
Annie Stockdale
David Young

Published by Willam Morrow and Company, July 1993
Reprinted by Avon Books, August 1995
Reprinted by St. Martin's Griffin, March 2001
Reprinted by Subterranean, August 2010
Winner 1994 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Winner 1993 Violet Crown Award for Best Novel (Austin Writer's League)

Definitive edition trade paperback and ebook available from:

Or you can order the paperback from your local independent bookstore.

Here's a preview of the first chapter.

The complete novel is available as a free PDF download on the Fiction Liberation Front site.

Audio

Glimpses is available as an audiobook from audible.com. Grammy and Audie award winner Stefan Rudniki, who was behind both my Missing Persons and my Say Goodbye audiobooks, is reader and producer.

Quotes and Reviews

'Lewis Shiner is the most important and promising young writer on the scene today. Glimpses has the raw power of a documentary, a nitty-gritty, minute-by-minute evocation of a highly personal journey. Glimpses captures the sixties perfectly—I was there, and it was the way Shiner writes it.'

Glimpses Journal

—Dr. Timothy Leary

'Glimpses is a book that invites contemplation—of the tragic ways that many of the greatest musicians of our times have destroyed themselves; of the unpredictable patterns of growth in individuals, art, and society; of time and causality itself. Shiner grants nearly every character here some moment of wisdom, some clarity of expression, so that each can express his or her own truth. That he manages to do so without being obvious about it, that he can convey all these points of view while keeping a complexly plotted novel going, is a marvel of writing ability. In thematic grandeur, vividness, and sheer audacity, Glimpses stands with G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday, and other outstanding works of magical realism.
'Lewis Shiner couldn't have written this book without a deeply felt sense of the fragility of art, of how many great works have passed into the ages never to enlighten, inform, or entertain new generations. Though the masterworks he conjures up in such exquisite detail are lost to us, we now have a bit of compensation for their absence: a masterpiece of the imagination called Glimpses.'

—LA Reader

'Glimpses is dead-on about the high and tight nineties even as it reaches out for the sweet hereafter of the sixties. It longs for something better, and finds it, I guess, as much as anything is ever found anymore. It's a mean, sweet, wry, and disturbing book, in equal portions.'

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—Frederick Barthelme, author of Moon Deluxe

'You don't have to be a musician to love Glimpses, but musicians will appreciate how free it is of the strained, embarrassing attempts to describe the musical process that torpedo so many non-musicians when they try to write about music. Much less gimmicky than it sounds, Glimpses is ingenious, well-crafted, and deeply moving.'

—Joe Gore, Guitar Player

'Glimpses took me into the world of the people who used to read my work. It's a tribute to your strength as a writer that you overcame my basic view of human beings as cockroaches in monkey suits and actually aroused feelings of compassion and understanding. It is a really wonderful book.'

—Jules Siegel, author of 'Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!'

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