Life in the Fringes

What was it like to grow up on the fringes of our modern society? Life in the Fringes presents a collection of short stories and poetry that marks the transition from the innocence of childhood to the understanding of adult life. It examines the situations a child experiences as life takes its twists and turns. Author David de Tremaudan uses autobiographical storytelling that combines old oral traditions with a personal, modern perspective. Each short story offers tale of de Tremaudan's life, described from his unique perspective. It explores the personal view of a child maturing towards adulthood and his growing awareness of the values, morals, and beliefs that frame his life.

Evil
We look for evil apart from man
Someone to personify
But, the true face of evil
With humankind does lie
Evil is not an entity
That to Satan gives a face
But the truth is in the lot of us
The total human race
We travel the world to seek our fates
For our selves and truth we search
And in our search we see the ways
That evil will besmirch
When Rome took the world renown
And its legions where conquering all
Ask a Roman citizen then
If it was wrong to conquer Gaul