Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II : Anthology of Southern Writers

by Sonny Brewer

• ISBN13: 9781931561433
• ISBN10: 1931561435
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-08-08
• Publisher: MacAdam/Cage

Summary

Like the parlor chorus of conversation at a Southern family reunion, the voices in the Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II anthology are loud, or they are soft. They are crazy, but not asked to be quiet: "Go ahead, Uncle Ralph, where was it they landed?" And no one laughs. Or they do, and somebody pulls a gun and everything goes quiet again. But not for long. Bookended by stories from Larry Brown and William Gay--two masters of storytelling from a tradition that's rooted south of the Mason-Dixon--this collection runs the scale from humor to pathos and back again, picking up a poem here and there, an essay or two, and a concert of stories. Fannie Flagg and Jill Conner Browne and W. E. B. Griffin lend their bestseller styles, and eighteen-year-old Eric Kingrea proves we're growing new authors down South who only used to be unheard of. In voices that are rich and distinct, the skills of these writers blend to lift up a harmony that's foursquare and solid. Readers embraced the first volume of Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe and it was praised by reviewers across the

Author Biography

Sonny Brewer owns Over the Transom Bookstore in Fairhope, Alabama

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Sonny Brewer	1	(4)
A ROADSIDE RESURRECTION
Larry Brown	5	(26)
CHOOSE YOUR TRAVEL PARTNER WISELY
Michelle Richmond	31	(14)
ROME, ITALY
Fannie Flagg	45	(4)
A WALTZ IN THE SNOW
Eric Kingrea	49	(8)
VIALS OF LIFE
Lee Gay Warren	57	(12)
SUCCUBUS
Les Standiford	69	(14)
MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GRILL COOKS
John T. Edge	83	(6)
ORPHANS
Donald Hays	89	(14)
THE SAINT OF BROKEN OBJECTS
Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin	103	(2)
DIALOGUE OF MEN AND BOYS
David Wright	105	(16)
LOMAX'S TRIALS
Joe Formichella	121	(12)
A FAIRHOPE ALIEN
Gregory Benford	133	(8)
BASEBALL DREAMS
Charles Ghigna	141	(2)
THE BOWMAN'S HAND
Charles Ghigna	143	(2)
LAST DAYS OF THE DOG-MEN
Brad Watson	145	(18)
MY LIFE IS A COUNTRY SONG
Cassandra King	163	(12)
SPECKLED TROUT
Ron Rash	175	(18)
PANAMA
Suzanne Kingsbury	193	(16)
A BEST SELLERS PURSUIT OF TECHNOLOGY
W.E.B. Griffin	209	(8)
ESCAPE BY ZEBRA
Jack Pendarvis	217	(6)
JUST AN OLD CUR
Michael Morris	223	(10)
GATLINBURG
Silas House	233	(14)
ERNEST
Sidney Thompson	247	(14)
BODY PERFECT
Jill Conner Browne	261	(4)
VENEER
Steve Yarbrough	265	(16)
ONE MAN'S INDELIBLE MARKS
George Singleton	281	(14)
DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
Robert Gatewood	295	(6)
FLOUNDERING
Ben Erickson	301	(10)
LINDA WAHLTHAL
David Fuller	311	(2)
THE SCRAPBOOK
Frank Turner Hollon	313	(6)
THE SEAMSTRESS
Suzanne Hudson	319	(18)
DOG DAYS
Jamie Kornegay	337	(10)
HOMECOMING
William Gay	347	(10)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	357