Trent X is catching a train out of Westland Station at 7.25am. He is bound for Eastland where he believes his girlfriend Kathy is at home in her condo. He has a surprise for her. Unfortunately, Kathy also has a surprise for Trent. And to complicate matters further - who is Tonio? This is a surprising and humorous story of the complication of relationships.
About the Author
John Dufresne has won the Yankee Magazine award for fiction, the Transatlantic Review/Henfield Foundation Award, a PEN Syndicated Fiction award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His novel Louisiana Power & Light was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1994. He is the author of two short story collections, The Way That Water Enters Stone and Johnny Too Bad, and the novels, Love Warps the Mind a Little, also a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1997, Deep in the Shade of Paradise, Requiem, Mass., No Regrets, Coyote and I Don't Like Where This Is Going. He is one of the thirteen authors of the mystery novel, Naked Came the Manatee. He wrote the screenplay for the short film, "The Freezer Jesus" and, with Donald Papy, the feature film To Live and Die in Dixie, and the web series, Lucky Jay, with Anthony Eidse and Harper Philbin, all directed by Harper Philbin. His story "Johnny Too Bad," which originally appeared in Triquarterly, was included in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2003.His story "The Timing of Unfelt Smiles" which originally appeared in Miami Noir, was included in Best American Mystery Stories of 2007. His story "The Cross-Eyed Bear, which originally appeared in Boston Noir," was selected to appear in as a Best American Mystery Stories of 2010. His play Traillerville was produced by the Blue Heron Theater in New York City, by the WCLO in Massachusetts, and was published by Cervena Barva Press.He edited the short story anthologies Blue Christmas and Everything Is Broken. His books on writing, The Lie That Tells a Truth and Is Life Like This? are used in many university writing programs.
Genre: Literary Fiction
About the Author
John Dufresne has won the Yankee Magazine award for fiction, the Transatlantic Review/Henfield Foundation Award, a PEN Syndicated Fiction award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His novel Louisiana Power & Light was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1994. He is the author of two short story collections, The Way That Water Enters Stone and Johnny Too Bad, and the novels, Love Warps the Mind a Little, also a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1997, Deep in the Shade of Paradise, Requiem, Mass., No Regrets, Coyote and I Don't Like Where This Is Going. He is one of the thirteen authors of the mystery novel, Naked Came the Manatee. He wrote the screenplay for the short film, "The Freezer Jesus" and, with Donald Papy, the feature film To Live and Die in Dixie, and the web series, Lucky Jay, with Anthony Eidse and Harper Philbin, all directed by Harper Philbin. His story "Johnny Too Bad," which originally appeared in Triquarterly, was included in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2003.His story "The Timing of Unfelt Smiles" which originally appeared in Miami Noir, was included in Best American Mystery Stories of 2007. His story "The Cross-Eyed Bear, which originally appeared in Boston Noir," was selected to appear in as a Best American Mystery Stories of 2010. His play Traillerville was produced by the Blue Heron Theater in New York City, by the WCLO in Massachusetts, and was published by Cervena Barva Press.He edited the short story anthologies Blue Christmas and Everything Is Broken. His books on writing, The Lie That Tells a Truth and Is Life Like This? are used in many university writing programs.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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