William Reese Hamilton left a career in New York advertising for a fishing village on the coast of Venezuela, where he now writes what he wishes. His stories have appeared in The Paris Review, The North American Review, The Adirondack Review, StoryQuarterly, Review Americana, Puerto del Sol, Front Porch Journal, Eclectica, FRiGG and elsewhere. “Awe“ is the first of eight stories featuring the longings of Fé Bonatti and Charlie Frank.