End of the Tracks: Homecoming

by Danny Ledonne

Overview

The year is 2045. The world has fallen into chaos, decay, and disrepair.

Officials are calling this pattern of severe disruption "The Long Collapse" and it has profoundly affected all aspects of society. Basic supplies are difficult to come by, energy shortages are common, and governments are fractured, fraying, or disbanded entirely. Trust has eroded, hunger often looms, and eruptions of violence seem inevitable.

Nonetheless, life goes on for the Pacific Northwest residents of Salmon Springs: children gather in a community schoolhouse, locals form a farmers cooperative to share produce, and a commuter train carries travelers from near and far.

But after Salmon Springs College burns to the ground in an unprecedented wildfire, Sasha Fenix prepares her own 20th year Homecoming celebration for her unforgettable friends, Jill, Dugen, and Nate. Each of them have struggled during The Long Collapse in their own way, but each of them are also on overlapping journeys of mourning, reconciliation, and self-discovery.

Twenty years after an event that changed their lives forever, four college friends come together as the world is falling apart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798992307627
Publisher:	Emberwilde Productions, LLC
Publication date:	01/15/2025
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Danny Ledonne graduated with honors from Emerson College with a BA in Visual Media Arts, American University with an MFA in Film/Electronic Media, and Gonzaga University School of Law with a JD focused in Intellectual Property.

During law school, Danny performed pro bono legal services for an immigration law clinic, qualified nationally in a trademark law moot court competition, won a client counseling competition, taught civil rights law to high school students, interned for a patent advocacy organization, served as Articles Editor for the Gonzaga Journal of International Law, and as President of the Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association. Danny went on to work as an associate attorney in the practice area of intellectual property law, focusing on copyright issues on behalf of artists, authors, and photographers.

Danny has been exploring the power of the moving image since taking Media Technology classes in high school. His award-winning documentaries and new media projects have been shown worldwide in film festivals, at academic and industry events, as well as through non-profit and commercial distribution. His work has been featured in numerous popular and academic press outlets.

Danny has served in camera and grip/electric departments on dozens of short films and music videos as well as several independent features. He has worked as director of photography on award-winning short films, as editor for several feature-length documentaries, and produced/directed films and photography projects in the wilderness of Alaska, Kenya, Australia, Peru, Ireland, and the Galapagos Islands.

Danny is the owner/operator of Emberwilde Productions, has served as executive media producer for the DC-based sports company Reel Video Productions, and worked as video producer/editor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

As an educator, Danny has taught media production and analysis at American University, Adams State University, Fairfax Collegiate Summer Program, International Film Academy of Jackson Hole, Lane Community College, National Marine Sanctuaries, Locust Grove Nature Center, and Intel Computer Clubhouse.

A Colorado native, Danny has taught Taekwondo and worked as a DJ for a community radio station. He enjoys cycling, wilderness hikes, podcasts, obscure movies and retro videogames, and hanging out with his parrotlets. He is currently writing a series of near future literary fiction novels.