Holt Joseph - Golden Heart Parade - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " Raw dark and surprisingly funny. there's so much precision and verve in these stories; I was captivated the entire way through." - Carmen Maria Machado The misfits and mavericks in this award - winning story collection shuffle their feet to a soundtrack of rumble strips and twangy AM radio. Here the underdog is king and the outsiders are storming the gates. A plucky daughter defends her father by swinging a paint can like a mace teenage renegades sow terror on the highway by throwing cups of root beer and an out - of - work lawyer steamrolls his way through a recreational sports league. For these loners and screwballs the path to redemption is often twisted heartfelt and humorous. These stories will take you from the karaoke bar to the natural foods co - op from a city - league broomball game to a broken - down camper in the woods. In lush and lucid prose Holt explores emotional landscapes that reflect the vast terrain of America's heartland. Woven throughout is a series of flash - fiction parables which narrate a journey both exotic and existential. So pull up a seat among this motley crew of barflies road workers and art school dropouts and you might later find yourself retelling their stories as your own.
Title: Golden Heart Parade
Author(s): Holt Joseph
Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project
Barcode: 9781951631079
Pages: 170 Pages
Publication Date: 9/1/2021
Series: SFWP Literary Awards
Category: Short Stories