Vincent: The Man From Nowhere

Vincent: the Man from Nowhere is the fourth installment in the series Character of the Song (a working title). Each story is based on a character or characters mentioned in the lyrics of a popular song. This one is unique in that it is inspired by two songs from two vastly different artists:Vincent by Don McLean, a haunting and beautiful depiction of the genius and madness of a man who was rejected by his peers but remembered by the world as a singular artist. Van Gogh by Pony Bradshaw, a contemporary song by a lesser-known balladeer. Bradshaw's song is more autobiography than biography but no less powerful in its lament of genius versus madness, solitude versus love, rejection versus acceptance.Set in the piney woods of east Texas and covering generations of familial and social struggle, this story grips you and pulls you into its portrayal of love and loss...and life unhinged. Gene Strother lives in Texas with his wife. They have three daughters and four grandsons...and a lifetime of memories. He is the author of four other books, including the 2002 novel, The Preacher's Kid. All of Gene's previous works were released under the pen name L.A. Holly, which he contrived from the names of his daughters, Ashley, Lacey, and Holly.

Gene has successfully served in executive roles in nonprofit and for-profit sectors. He is currently president of a school that trains insurance claims adjusters.