Paul Hood

Paths Paul Hood

Paths: The Diary of Baine Adams, is the story of Baine Henry Adams, a gifted writer thatescapes his hometown of Bessemer, Alabama after his mother inexplicably abandons him andhis Grandfather. With this Baine struggles to come to terms with this traumatic event anddecides to head North in search of "Momma," and to live out his dream of being a working writerliving in New York City. As he eloquently expresses his thoughts within his journal andexamines questions about Momma's leaving and Grandpa's lonely nights that consist of himdrinking his homemade moonshine and struggling with his fading memory, through emotionaltrauma comes intrusion, the sudden insertion of a mysterious man named Cyrano-a man ofletters like no other despite having an unrefined presence-that helps Baine write to a beautifulwoman by the name of Sorena he meets one day on the New York City Subway. But things arenot as they appear with Baine and Cyrano, as inner conflict jeopardizes their connection andstands between them, something made clear upon the arrival of Psychologist Dr. Herman S. Stanton. Paths: The Diary of Baine Adams, is a new take on the classic tale of Cyrano de Bergerac. Astory that examines the power of words and the mysteries of the human mind and the need toconnect with something real.