True KinRanging from the clay roads of Central Florida to the American Desert Southwest, the stories of True Kin foreground a cast of recurring characters engaged in battles both public and private, epic and mundane. The lead-off story, "Independence Day, 1983," winner of an AWP Intro Award, introduces a lakeside family barbeque, where class tensions and long-held grudges threaten to burst forth with dangerous consequences. In "Making Weight," a jumbo-sized high school wrestler struggles against his unpredictable body to lose six very important pounds. In "Release Statement," a troubled young woman attempts to make sense of her longtime obsession with Bob Barker of The Price Is Right fame. An unsuspecting adjunct professor, in "Hurricane Party, 2002," finds himself thrust suddenly into a violent confrontation with his former student. Rendered in meticulously crafted prose, these nine stories and one novella are grounded soundly in the dramatic moment, while probing deeply into the larger mysteries of the human condition. Seekers all, Jahna's characters brave the often absurd trials of contemporary life in an ongoing search for community, meaning, and love. |
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... living room of the house . The smell coming from it was damp and stale . I looked into the dark room and could see the darker hallway that led to my old room . I imagined going to it , opening the door , and finding it the same as ...
... living room of the house . The smell coming from it was damp and stale . I looked into the dark room and could see the darker hallway that led to my old room . I imagined going to it , opening the door , and finding it the same as ...
Page 87
... living room . He and Mom would sit on the couch and smoke cigarettes . Ronnie sat between them , chubby and quiet ... living room , feeling the trailer floor resonate hollow under my feet . In those moments , the world was a safe and ...
... living room . He and Mom would sit on the couch and smoke cigarettes . Ronnie sat between them , chubby and quiet ... living room , feeling the trailer floor resonate hollow under my feet . In those moments , the world was a safe and ...
Page 103
... and out of this world forever . I picture Megan , motherless . Myself , a widower : the funeral , the tears , the gentle pity all around , the terrific simplicity of it all . I leave Wolf in the living room and go to the hall closet ...
... and out of this world forever . I picture Megan , motherless . Myself , a widower : the funeral , the tears , the gentle pity all around , the terrific simplicity of it all . I leave Wolf in the living room and go to the hall closet ...
Contents
KEROUACS GHOST | 16 |
A MORNING RUN | 32 |
HURRICANE PARTY 2002 | 47 |
Copyright | |
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