The Aura is Radical Revisited is honest and sometimes dark. It is also humorous, enlightening, and motivating. It is a love story between father and son that ends tragically. It takes on many current issues in spousal and family relationships.
Michael Edaline is an indulgent father trying to understand his son's obsessive search for his "birth" mother. Michael's failed relations frustrate his quest. Challenged to find success through adversity, Michael takes responsibility, daring to toss aside the lies that supported his ego.
In a moment of profound grief, Michael illustrates his radical aura through memories that span 50 years from 1950 to 2000. His travels take him through the urban centers of Michigan, California, and Texas, from the military, to prison, and universities across the nation. In an effort to understand the tragedy, Michael takes a compelling look at the events that led to it. In doing so, he discovers he is the unexpected result of adversity. He is saved when he discovers harnessed anger fuels his dreams, his true sense of being and beautiful but radical aura.
This work explores how one may manage in a life with children suffering estrangement and difficult parents. A reminder that misunderstood or in too small a measure, love can be hurtful and mean.