Aileen’s Guesthouse: A Heartfelt Contemporary

(Charlestown, Rhode Island) - Overlooking Horseshoe Point at the end of Sea Lea Avenue in the picturesque village of Quonochontaug, you’ll find Aileen’s Guesthouse. There, a smattering of Quonnie’s locals and lodgers cross paths. Whether through cultivated connection or random encounter, these folks have more in common than first meets the eye.

An incoming tide strews debris of self-recrimination, regret, and remorse for their unintentional culpability in jeopardizing the life of an immediate family member. Whether altering destiny, attributing to demise, or precipitating a debilitating accident—no one is exempt from heartache:

Aileen Stanton – for getting sidetracked on her watch

Gertrude Stanton – for her preoccupation

Ox (James) Babcock – for loaning a ten-dollar bill

Grand dame, Lillian Wright – for engaging in an illicit affair during the Roaring Twenties

Birdman, Drake Lynch – for wielding his power of persuasion

Career mom, Perla Moreno – for her momentary lapse in judgment

The guesthouse provides a home away from home. For some, a refuge for healing. For others, a retreat for cultivating hopes and dreams. For the invited reader of adult fiction, a portal for stepping into the 1970s in close proximity to those who survive the ravages of a guilt-wracked conscience and struggle to find meaning in the suffering they’ve caused.

Welcome to Aileen’s Guesthouse. Dinner is served at six o'clock sharp.