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|  | | Fire in the Hole: A Year in the Life of the World's Sorriest Stuntwoman
After transplanting herself from Hollywood to a Wild West theme park in Albuquerque, the author struggles through life changes while becoming the world’s worst stuntwoman.
i>Fire in the Hole/i> is the comically dramatic story of a thirty-something actress facing serious changes in her life while training to become a stuntwoman at a quirky western theme park. Over the course of a year, she divorces her lesbian partner of eight years and loses her sister to suicide. A move from the frenzied urban sprawl of Los Angeles to the tranquil desert of Albuquerque does not improve her spirits, but it does allow her to continue her acting career...at the small-time theme park. Oddly, the misfits she works with at the theme park and even a few of the r | |  | | Raggedy Ann Heart
A funny and poignant romp through sibling rivalry, seventh-grade attitudes, and all around family dysfunction.
In 1970s rural West Texas, 12-year-old Lindy Logan has big dreams. She wants to become the next Karen Carpenter. She strives to acclimate to a new 7th grade class. And she fantasizes about getting rid of her little sister, Jo. But all of these desires lead to her biggest dream of all – acquiring her momma’s unconditional love. Because Momma was once second runner-up in the Miss Texas pageant and twice named Most Beautiful of Turnip High School, Lindy is certain the path to becoming Momma’s favorite child is for Lindy to become famous herself. The only obstacle is 8-year-ol |
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