The Perfect Fool

Meet Brian Ericson, a young man whose life seems perfect in every way. He is handsome and successful, and everything is going his way with the possible exception of his relationship with Kristen, the perfect woman he just broke up with.

On a Beautiful November day, Brian sets out for a three-day weekend in the mountains. Taking what he believes will be a shortcut, things suddenly take a turn for the worse. Lost and disoriented, Brian gets some help from a host of surprising characters, and must grapple with the foolish choices of his life.

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Brian was perfect, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. His parents believed it, his colleagues believed it, his neighbors believed it, the men and women at Apollo Fitness believed it, and all of those he called his friends believed it.

J. Stephen Lang is a contributor to The Christian Reader and Discipleship Journal. His list of published works includes books on Bible facts and U.S. trivia. He makes his home in Seminole, FL.