Things Will Never Be the Same

by Waldrop, Howard

• ISBN13: 9781882968367
• ISBN10: 1882968360
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-30
• Publisher: Old Earth Books

Summary

Howard Waldrop has spent over three decades writing some of the finest short stories in America, leading locus magazine to call him a "National Treasure," and the Washington Post Book World to describe him as: "The resident Weird Mind of his generation, he writes like a honky-tonk angel. Things Will Never be the Same is the first retrospective of this distinguished author's work. Here are sixteen short stories accompanied by afterwords by the author. Many of these are award nominees and winners. All expand your world-view with a unique delight and wit, that can only be described as "Waldropian." Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
The Ugly Chickens	p. 1
Flying Saucer Rock and Roll	p. 27
Heirs of the Perisphere	p. 49
The Lions Are Asleep This Night	p. 69
Night of the Cooters	p. 90
Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?	p. 110
Wild, Wild Horses	p. 140
French Scenes	p. 159
Household Words; or, The Powers-That-Be	p. 175
The Sawing Boys	p. 194
Heart of Whitenesse	p. 212
Mr. Goober's Show	p. 233
US	p. 247
The Dynasters	p. 261
Calling Your Name	p. 271
King of Where-I-Go	p. 286
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