The Ring: Two Damaged Men and the Woman Who Needs Them

The Ring
Two Damaged Men and the Woman Who Needs Them

The Ring is the fictional story of two men who suffer traumatic amputations; one in a workplace setting, the other in combat, and the woman who helps them confront their physical and emotional challenges.

Gary Dwornick, a high-school dropout, lives with his mother in an adversarial relationship, and works in a factory that makes large industrial blades. One day, while standing in for a co-worker in an unfamiliar location, he loses his right hand in a terrible accident. Seemingly against all odds, after his injury he hopes for something to transform his life for the better.

Frank Gordon, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, loses his left leg to an improvised explosive device while on his third tour in Iraq. Medically retired, he sinks into depression. His wife abandons him and their daughter Anne, shortly after he returns home. Resisting treatment and therapy, despite his daughter’s best efforts he has come to feel his life, once seemingly blessed with success, is not worth living.

Anne Gordon, Frank’s daughter, is struggling to help her father overcome his depression and re-engage with life, while failing to focus on her own life goals. She feels doomed to failure, and wonders where the strength will come from to help her father, much less, herself.

How these stories intertwine will capture the reader’s attention. Can these three once again embrace life and face the future with confidence?

Author’s Note: This story is dedicated to the Amputee Coalition of America, to which a share of all net profits is dedicated.