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"Zen Vonnegut," wrote one reader. Here's a delightful adult storybook of 50 short fictions for the train, plane, beach or bed; experience bluesy, destiny-imbued stories and travel through the exotic highs and mundane lows of the human comedy.
Boston, MA, April 30, 2002 /PR Web/--
In this distracted era where only a few uninterrupted minutes can be devoted to quality reading, here's a delightful adult storybook for the train, plane, beach or bed; women and men alike can satisfy their appetites for short, radiant storytelling and travel through the exotic highs and mundane lows of the human comedy with-
Tales for Commuters
&
Other Time Travelers
Jim Stallings
In fifty bluesy stories, ranging from one minute impromptus to five minute and quarter hour longer tales, enjoy what South African novelist Lesego Malepe (Matters of Life and Death) says is Jim Stallings' talent for glittering storytelling. "His touch is strong...the stories are brilliant, fresh and entertaining."
"Jim Stallings is the Jerry Garcia of fiction writers playing riffs on reality..." says novelist Charles Thiesen, author of Mouth of the River. "A Zen Vonnegut..."
Stallings' Tales explore the destinies of characters through an remarkable, improvisatory tour of the genres.
"Call them what you will-short stories for commuters and time travelers, satellite flak-Jim Stallings' cryptic calling cards are well worth the perusal, but don't miss your station!" quipped Bill Loeppky, the Editor of the web literary magazine inditer.com, one of the first publishers of Stallings' short takes.
The author explains "...these tales are karmic portraits of characters, who driven by desires, generate the narratives of their lives, conscious or unconscious, funny or sad. This is in essence the nature of destiny and the fascination and power of story telling. The first story begins like another better-known book of little stories with the line, In the beginning...and the rest of the human circus unfolds from there...enjoy the storybook ride..."
Jim Stallings is an anthropologist, fictionist, news editor and book doctor. He lives with his wife Laurie near Boston.
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ISBN: 0-595-21801-6
publication date, March 2002; price: $16.95
available as paperback or e-book: iUniverse.com; amazon.com; barnes&noble.com; booksamillion.com; or by special order at your local bookstore
--contact author and representatives to schedule interviews and other matters through author website at: http://www.jimstallings.com
or call Mockingbird Press at: 781-559-8245.
source: Mockingbird Press Publicity/
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