Art in AmericaA funny and heartwarming novel about a down-on-his-luck writer who finally finds success and love Steven Kearney is a bumbling, overweight writer who has produced thousands of pages of novels, plays, and poems—not a single one of which has ever been published. After being thrown out of his Manhattan apartment, Kearney is offered a position as playwright-in-residence for three months at the Creedemore Historical Society in Colorado, who want him to write and direct a historical play about the town. When Kearney arrives, all hell breaks loose. A dispute between an elderly landowner, Ticky Lettgo, and a young man named Red Fields escalates into a battle that pits local ranchers against a fringe anti-property group. Town sheriff Petey Meyers, still haunted by the death of his police partner, tries to keep the peace. As the national media descends on the town, the most extreme member of the activist group initiates a diabolical plan that could sabotage everything. Amid all the tumult, Kearney pens a play that brilliantly captures the history of the town. In the process, he realizes he’s too old to keep beating up on himself and finds lasting love. With its lively characters and spellbinding pace, Ron McLarty’s new novel is sure to please. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 43 |
Section 3 | 70 |
Section 4 | 71 |
Section 5 | 91 |
Section 6 | 100 |
Section 7 | 122 |
Section 8 | 163 |
Section 19 | 234 |
Section 20 | 243 |
Section 21 | 248 |
Section 22 | 256 |
Section 23 | 257 |
Section 24 | 259 |
Section 25 | 274 |
Section 26 | 281 |
Section 9 | 172 |
Section 10 | 178 |
Section 11 | 184 |
Section 12 | 197 |
Section 13 | 205 |
Section 14 | 210 |
Section 15 | 213 |
Section 16 | 220 |
Section 17 | 227 |
Section 18 | 230 |
Section 27 | 288 |
Section 28 | 290 |
Section 29 | 298 |
Section 30 | 311 |
Section 31 | 315 |
Section 32 | 318 |
Section 33 | 331 |
Section 34 | 337 |
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