Peter Smith

A Cavalcade of Lesser Horrors

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Produktbeschreibung

Peter Smith on how being human is an awkward, messy, embarrassing business

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 141mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780816675579
• ISBN-10: 0816675570
• Artikelnr.: 33396971

Autorenporträt

Peter Smith (d. 2016) lived in Hopkins, Minnesota. He wrote magazine articles, fiction, poetry, an occasional op-ed piece, and was a weekly contributor to Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Edition with Cathy Wurzer.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
South State Street
A Teaspoon of Water
Pop’s Wound
A Crisis of Faith
The Denunciation
Absolution
Mortality
The Man on the Raft
Lawnmower Repair
The Biscayne
A Visit to the Doctor
Coach
Leroy
Wrestling Eddie Dutzler
Awkward Moment
Good-bye to Libertyville
Mademoiselle P.
Make the World Go Away
Screwed
Joe
An Old Roommate Checks In
A Preinduction Reverie
Dear John
The Major
The Amnesty Barrel
1972
A Typewriter Reverie
Advertising Memories
Almost
Pimping My Muse
Karma Turd A-Coming
A Bedside Visit
Vigil Candles