Garrett Francis

Broschiertes Buch

Strays Like Us

Beschreibung

A collection of ten standalone short stories exploring what it means to to grow up in America. Strays Like Us is a thoughtful and eye-opening collection from a fresh voice in literary fiction, and is a great fit for fans of the short works from Caitlin Horrocks, Adam Johnson, Raymond Carver and Jim Harrison. Stories featured in Strays Like Us include: Trisomy, Don't Sit Still, Julio: Conqueror of the Crowbar, Men of Action, Q&A, Flask, Rasp, Heel to Lung, Ear to Ear, Pass This Off As Love, and Dear Holly, be Right.

Autor

Garrett Francis is the author of the novel And in the Dark They Are Born and the short story collection Strays Like Us. He grew up on a small farm in Michigan and earned his B.A. in Creative Writing from Grand Valley State University. In 2012, Garrett co-founded Squalorly, a digital literary journal of the Midwest and served as its nonfiction editor until 2014. In 2016, founded Orson's Publishing in 2016, a micro press and served as the press's sole editor (and designer, and publicist, among other roles) until its closure in 2020, publishing four book-length works by new and emerging authors. He also founded Orson's Review in 2017, a digital literary journal that served as a companion to its parent press, publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and photography. He served as the sole editor of Orson's Review as well, and is proud to have helped bring the work of over 70 international contributors to life. Today, Garrett lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family. Short works of his have been published in literary journals like Midwestern Gothic, Barely South Review, Whiskeypaper and Monkeybicycle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: 5626 Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9781733817141
• ISBN-10: 173381714X
• Artikelnr.: 71921241