Asher’s Anthology: My Six Favorites

About the Book

In “A Day in the Country” (third of six in Asher’s Anthology), a letter sent to a family in another town comes about because of a meeting between musicians. One of which is a craftsman, who tells his apprentice that someone he met also had relatives with the same name as the apprentice. Years later, a phone call from the family, who received the letter, leads to a visit by the now-married apprentice to the caller. What follows is—in some respects—a partial comedy and drama involving a potential religious intermarriage that fails to materialise but has remarkable consequences.

About the Author

Asher Drapkin has had a keen interest in writing sci-fi since taking an interest in astronomy from the age of five. Today, he is a member of the Leeds Astronomical Society (the oldest in Britain). Likewise, he is a member of Leeds Writer Circle. He started his working life as an apprentice watchmaker and, during his military service, was an instrument technician in the Royal Air Force. He lives in Leeds in the UK together with his wife. His son is a science graduate of Sheffield University. His daughter gained her degree in European studies and French. All the family has a keen interest in horticulture. For seven years, Asher was an agricultural and language student in Israel, where he learned the language and lived for a while in a kibbutz. An avid reader, he enjoys the works of H. G. Wells and Isaac Asimov. He has written a number of short stories—various genres. This anthology is his first, and he is currently preparing a second.