The Coin

About the Book

“You have to the count of three to get your ass on the ground with your face down and your palms up before we open fire. We will shoot to kill!” They fired into his back as he went around the back of the church. The officers cautiously ran after him and saw no body, nor a drop of blood! They searched the immediate area for some clue as to where the red-eyed driver could have gone. They assumed that he staggered off to die. Helpless in their efforts to find the strange-looking being, they turned to Big Mama, who was still screaming at the sky. The officers handcuffed her, and Big Mama was taken to the Troy Memorial Hospital, sedated, treated for shock, and evaluated by the emergency room psychiatrist. She was admitted to psychiatric unit thirty five for “bizarre behavior”. Big Mama was discharged ninety days later, and missed her husband’s funeral.

About the Author

Glendon graduated from William Howard Taft High School in the Bronx and from The City College of New York, where his major was psychology. He also attended Westchester Community College and Kingsborough Community College. At WCC, (Westchester Community College) his love for the physical sciences grew. Dr. Cassella, who taught Anatomy and Physiology in 2006 and 2007, made sure that he understood the basic functions of the body. While attending KCC (Kingsborough Community College), he studied chemistry. Although it was a tough subject, Professor Chapman, who was extremely knowledgeable, pushed him and heightened his basic understanding of the subject. Glendon worked for Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, in Brooklyn (not the community college) for twenty-three years where his knowledge and love for psychology blossomed. It was there that he created a union newsletter called The Light, with the help of his best friend Felton Jenkins. After the fi rst copy went over so well, the local president, Robert Nurse, and the vice president, Louis Smith, both said to Glendon at different points, “You should have been a writer.”