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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:PRAISE FOR WORK SHIRTS FOR MADMEN "Smackover funny and rare, many of Singleton's laughs come from deep wit and not easy southern eccentricities and the rough-screeching Skoal crowd."--Barry Hannah, author of Yonder Stands Your Orphan "George Singleton writes like a irreverent genius with his finger on the pulse of an American culture gone as absurd as the price you recently paid a dermatologist. But if you happen to be a physician, or therapist, better skip this one . . . or if you wear one of those little American flags in your lapel, better skip this one, et cetera. But if you want a short-time, sentence-by-sentence, explosive pleasure, or a long-time pleasure brought by a story with a beating pulse that you can live inside of for awhile, and remember forever, then take this on over to the cash register."--Clyde Edgerton, author of Lunch at the Piccadilly PRAISE FOR GEORGE SINGLETON "George Singleton writes about the rural South without sentimentality or stereotype but with plenty of sharp-witted humor.... A raconteur of trends, counter-trends, obsessions and odd characters." --Morning Edition, NPR "Singleton is an ace at locating the pathos beneath the deadpan laughs."--USA Today Synopsis:Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to be "a saturated and memory-lost drunk" on a twenty-five year whiskey binge that’s caused you to lose pretty much everything? Try to picture it: Once upon a time you were a preeminent metal sculptor in the South; now you can’t even hold down a lowly ice-sculpting gig. In fact, your latest on-the-job screw-up managed to piss off the Republican Party so badly that you’re pretty sure one of their henchmen is trying to kill you. Yeah, the paranoia’s gotten a bit out of hand, too. Worst of all, you don’t even remember promising your wife, Raylou, that you’d quit the booze for good. But guess what? You do quit… only to discover your mind is even blurrier off the sauce than it was on. Who can you turn to? Who can help? Who can you trust? Welcome to the world of Harp Spillman . . . Synopsis:"Singleton is an ace at locating the pathos beneath the deadpan laughs." — USA Today "George Singleton is a madman. He's also one of the most talented American writers the South has turned out in decades." --The Post & Courier (Charleston, SC) "When Singleton gets it right, you feel that a light has been shone on at least half of Dixie." --Raleigh News-Observer About the AuthorGEORGE SINGLETON lives in Pickens County, South Carolina, with ceramicist Glenda Guion and their mixture of strays. More than a hundred of his stories have been published nationally in magazines and anthologies. He teaches writing at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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