Kite Strings & Brisket

Kite Strings & Brisket is a collection of stories written by KR Levin from the past 22 years. They range in tenor from science fiction to absurdity to tears with a broad sense of adventure mixed in to make the heart race.

From the dark, and sometimes disturbing, Salina’s World to the feline lessons learned in Number 19, the stories in these pages leave no emotion untouched. At times, those emotions take the reader to places that are uncomfortable and more often than not, avoided.

KR Levin has loved a life which incorporated working on movie sets to flying in air shows in a WWII twin-engine bomber to sitting in a park wondering what would happen if his son was kidnapped in his presence and then composing Daddy’s Day. These stories will spin and wind their plots around the reader’s brain and then twist away all normalcies at the very end.

The concepts unveiled here take the reader to the edge of space and then traverse time to witness a battle between a student pilot and Mother Nature while flying through the skies of the Mojave Desert. These ideas take the reader from an absurd wild west adventure to witness the devoted bond between a brother and a sister on the upper west side of Manhattan.  Ultimately, they will earn the audience’ understanding that there is a point to it all, that we survive by struggling and helping each other to reach for a light that may perpetually lay just beyond our grasp, but always provides a beacon.    

Narrative Blurbs

Number 19 - When Harriet accidently hits the right combination; her love of cats is rewarded, but not quite in the way she had hoped.

Jericho was Wild in the West - A good old fashioned western with a very warped twist. 

Wedrills - The forced end to a wedding that could never have been.

Letter to Accounting - Speaks for itself.

Her Fear - A nightmare is revealed in the mind of a child.

Left to Rot - An exercise in old food.

Not OK - A news photographer covers a story that pushes him to the edge of his sanity.

The Hope Kite - When all is lost, Roberts throws in the towel, only to be rejuvenated by a stranger with a string.

An Intimate Farewell - A story about great love and the pain of breaking up.

The Wind that Drives the Sail - Frank Cardon is an enigma. A recluse genius, educated by his mother, he makes a revolutionary discovery that changes the course of human history and the future of Planet Earth.

When a Demon Comes Calling - What would happen if you saw your child being kidnapped?

Flying Inside the Envelope - Molly DeBassel is a student pilot taking her first solo cross-country flight. When she enters a battle with Mother Nature, she must reach deep inside herself to find the answers in order to save herself from certain death.

A Box of Stan - A brother and sister must decide how to dispose of their father’s ashes. As they come to terms with their emotions surrounding a less-than-wonderful father, they realize the devotion and bond of family is imperishable.