About Digger – The Doctor Will See You Now by Clifford Beck:
Witnessing a terrible car accident on Portland’s Congress St., Ryan becomes inspired to help others. The victim of an abusive father, he rises above his demons and earning a premed degree is accepted into UNE’s medical program. All goes as planned, until the ghosts of his past return. And his subsequent instability results in his dismissal from school. But, Ryan has a plan to get back into the good graces of UNE and be readmitted.
So, retreating to a cabin in the woods near Lake Sebago, Ryan continues his medical education. But, even the best laid plans don’t always work out as intended. And Ryan slips into the spiral of delusion, led by his newfound fascination with death. But, some things are beyond escape. And as Ryan’s mind marches down the road of deepening insanity, what he has referred to as ‘work’ becomes a gruesome act of control. Now, death has reached out a vengeful hand, arriving in the form not only unexpected, but utterly terrifying.
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Author Bio:
A native of Upstate New York, Clifford Beck received the bulk of his education at the State University of New York at Albany. His writing began with experiments in poetry, inspired by ancient literature. Later, he attended Southern Maine Technical College, earning a degree in New Media. His work is largely an exploration of human darkness and the dynamics of madness. Having a background in design and illustration, he also creates the cover art for his novels
Now a resident of Portland, Maine, he tends to write what speaks to him the loudest, occasionally relying on music for inspiration. But, ideas have always come to him during the most unlikely of situations, and is always with pen and pad at the ready. During the course of his life, he has been seen as someone in possession of a rather peculiar personality but has come to accept this as a commonality among writers in general and an expression of what makes the mind of a writer tick.