Catch Her in the Rye contains the tragic love story by that name plus thirty other short stories in a wide variety of themes, from the surrealistic “I Wish” to the heartwarming “Homeless Thanksgiving”. These short tales offer a cross-genre experience, with literary tidbits that include science fiction, horror, contemporary fiction, and those hard-to-classify yarns that fit neatly into no category.
In addition to the eerie "Ain’t No Lights”, the collection features a cast of engaging characters from a lovable stray dog in “Belle” to a mute Appalachian girl with a unique musical talent in “Callie’s Fiddle”, and even an online villain in “Bingo Killer”.
Wodke Hawkinson demonstrates a satisfying literary agility with this generous sampler of tales, each markedly different in tone and subject matter, and all entertaining.
'Coruscated Confabulations' is a collection of stories and experiences, most of which took place in prior decades. They are taken from or based upon real events, with a certain admixture of fictional embellishments.
London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted satirizes 18 popular Jack London novellas with adult content and language and the work is author Jay Dubya's 37th published hardcover/paperback book.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
