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"...delivers
indictments of human nature more wry than withering in stories
that explore such weirdly wonderful notions as trying to find
a date at a drive-in theater and hosting a Tupperware party
for men...he eschews war stories for perfectly pitched accounts
of soldiers at loose ends that bring to mind the young Hunter
S. Thompson." Booklist
In
this new collection of short stories, vignettes and autobiographical
sketches—many previously unpublished—Charles Willeford,
author of Miami Blues and The Burnt Orange Heresy
creates a mosaic of the absurdities of life in the 20th century.
From a malicious grandmother to prophetic depictions of the
power of reality television—with wry humor and sudden
shifts to violence—he seduces, amuses and repeatedly
surprises you.
THE
SECOND HALF OF THE DOUBLE FEATURE is available in two
different editions; the trade paperback and the deluxe hardcover.
The trade edition contains 25 stories, and the hardcover adds
Willeford’s complete published poetry and nearly 50 previously
unpublished poems.
"No
one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford."
--Elmore Leonard
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short
stories
the
old man at the bridge
the condemned
the pop-off caper
the deserted village
give the man a cigar
citizen's arrest
sentences
saturday night special
to a nephew in college
checking out
one hero to a war
behind him goes his dream
an actor prepares
the emancipation of henry allen
some lucky license
a matter of taste
the first five in line...
the tupperware party
the gardener and the princess
the laughing machine
the man who loved ann landers
warren & lee
the listener
everybody's metamorphosis
sand dollar
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poems
The
five poems from "Outcast Poems"
complete "Proletarian Laughter"
complete "Poontang and Other Poems"
UNCOLLECTED
POEMS (1939-1988)
Proof Reading
Flight Song
The Whores on "D" Street
The Condemned Igorote
Locker Room
Query
White Sound
Wounded Weasel
Epitaph for Brian "Uptight"
The Risk
Magruder Realty
New Hope for the Dead
In Support of Idolatry
A Mesostic for Ron De Maris
Perforce
Pacemaking
Ode to a Tethered Clown
Marching in Miami'sOmni
Robin
Aspects of the Novel
Lament for a Mezuzah
The Earring Rack
The Privity Smile of Priapus
They Didn't Kill the Goat
Untitled
The 7 A.M. Class
The Murky Clouded Eyes
48 Minutes
The Sudden Spring of Relegation
Sonnet #9
Parade
Al Seitz Sits by the Pool
Capricorn
M.O.T.H.E.R., Inc
Jean Dubuffet Was Here
Love Story
Five Positions
Standing
The House
The Heart-Shaped Smile (A Concrete Poem)
Enders
Blowing Rock
Dansant
In Lightest Africa
The Mandible Tree
Sonnet
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Trade
Paperback
ISBN: 1-930997-29-9
Price: $17.95 Pages: 240
Hardcover
ISBN: 1-930997-30-2
Price: $35.95 Pages: 332
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