David Denny

The Gill Man in Purgatory

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In a wide range of genres, from mythic parable to gritty realism, these twenty stories explore the most intimate encounters between husbands and wives, parents and children, lovers and strangers. In one story, an ex-movie stuntman relives watery memories of pleasure and panic from the arid terrain of his afterlife. In another, a precocious ten-year-old girl composes an email plea for reconciliation to her estranged grandfather. In yet another, a retired midwestern couple face existential crisis in a Hawaiian paradise. Blending terror and delight, dissolution and renewal, each vivid tale surprises the reader with a clarifying moment, reminding… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-941830-75-8
EAN: 9781941830758
Produktnummer: 19135928
Verlag: Shanti Arts LLC
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 176 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.9 cm 230 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 230

Über den Autor

David Denny is the author of the poetry collection Some Divine Commotion and a previous short story collection, The Gill Man in Purgatory, both from Shanti Arts. Earlier books include the poetry collections Man Overboard and Fool in the Attic. His poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The Sun, Narrative, Catamaran, Rattle, and Parabola. He holds an M.F.A. degree from the University of Oregon and an M.A.T. from Fuller Theological Seminary. Awards and honors include The Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest, The Steve Kowit Poetry Prize, The Center for Book Arts Broadside Award, an Artist Laureate Award from the Silicon Valley Arts Council, numerous Pushcart Prize nominations, and inaugural Poet Laureate of Cupertino, California. He lives in Silicon Valley where, in addition to writing, he enjoys the dual identity of Professor at De Anza College and Chaplain at Sunny View Retirement Community. What spare time he has is spent painting, hiking, and traveling with his wife, Jill, a prominent choral conductor.