A timely, satirical short story published three years before Donald Trump became the U.S. president. Inspired by the true story of Trump's corrupt business tactics used during the building of Trump International Golf Links at Balmedie, Scotland, tactics that would soon be used on a global scale."You alone cannot stop this""Who was this man, this recluse, who thought so little of the money he had been offered? Who was he to feel superior, insulting him both professionally and personally, calling him a man of little imagination who was laughed at by those with real ideas and creativity? Now it was Thurrock who reread the emails and burned as the insults hit home, dug into his skin and inflamed his thinly-veiled nerves."Grand Canyon - a timely, existential eco-thriller, which explores the nature of business ethics, family dynamics, corporate greed and environmental responsibilities.A childhood trauma leads Burdon Warwick to a small isolated island in Europe where he settles into a life of contented isolation at his beachfront property. When a world famous businessman decides that this is the ideal place to build a luxury golf resort, Burdon has to decide whether to be an ineffectual witness to the corporate destruction of something he loves or to make the ultimate stand against big business.A story of family relationships, loneliness, making a stand for something you believe in, politics and how the past can determine your future. It's also a story about the environmental destruction of our world by faceless and seemingly unaccountable corporations. #resistGrand Canyon is included in the book of short stories All of Us With Our Pointless Worries and Inconsequential Dramas—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Review of All of Us With Our Pointless Worries and Inconsequential Dramas"All in all, this is a wonderful collection of short stories that mine deeply emotional and personal territory, which is one of Crystal's major strengths as a writer. All of these stories are deeply relatable and hyper-realistic. - Julian Gallo, author of Rhombus DeniedInterview excerpt"There's an obvious parallel between the characters and the incident concerning Donald Trump and his attempts to get his way to construct his luxury golf course in Scotland. However the story also speaks to more than just Donald Trump. It speaks to the larger issue of men with money and power feeling they have a right to run roughshod over other people, merely because they have wealth. "GC "There's a film called You've Been Trumped, which documents the entire Trump golf course fiasco. I was surprised that this course went ahead given the amount of protest against it, because it's easy to check Donald Trump's record of making out to the detriment of everyone else involved in his business schemes.Donald Trump, egomaniac, tried to stop the documentary from being broadcast because it shows his tactics, including having the director arrested, and riding over people who have lived in that area for years, shutting down their electricity and water. Another disheartening thing is that people look up to him because he is a high profile businessman – his business tactics show him...