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Original Essays | April 16, 2013

Urban Waite: IMG The Dark Side

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Every night after I finish work, I sit down to write this essay, and every night I fail. And failure, believe it or not, is one of the best things... Continue »
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Johnny Red is an epic and tragicomic love story, a modern picaresque novel about the adventures of Johnny and Ruth as they are imprisoned, survive their imprisonment, escape to the open road, make their way across America, and try to make something of their lives. Oh, and Johnny is a Rock Red rooster; Ruth, a Leghorn hen.

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"A tour de force! Amazing!" M. M. M. Hayes, Storyquarterly

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"Barringer surpasses so many other writers in his ability to consistently reach the reader on multiple levels." Wisconsin Review

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"If Ihad to pigeonhole Barringer, I?d say his work reminds me of the offspring of Larry Brown and George Saunders, with more on-hand pathos. Barringer is a literary force to be reckoned with." Nathan Leslie, The Pedestal

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"A remarkable voice, sophisticated, associative, humane." Steve Almond

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"Barringer has a wonderful gift for capturing the idiosyncrasies of human behavior." Felicia Sullivan, Small Spiral Notebook

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"An amazing triumph for an amazing writer. Barringer?s book proves that fiction can transcend the mundane and shows that the beautiful can come from practically anything." Scott Neumyer

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"Frightening and necessary. Maybe frighteningly necessary." Zoe Trope

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"That Barringer understands something of people and the world is painfully evident. Buy this book and support one of the finest emerging presses and a rare and prolific writer." Ryan Robert Mullen
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About the Author

David Barringer works as a writer and designer. He has published four collections of short fiction and a book-length essay, "American Mutt Barks in the Yard," in Emigre 68. His fiction has appeared in Epoch, Nerve, Quick Fiction, Failbetter, Tatlin's Tower, Del Sol Review, Wisconsin Review, Outsider Ink, Drunken Boat, Hobart, Monkeybicycle, Barrelhouse, Eyeshot, and Pindeldyboz. As a freelance journalist, he has written for Details, Playboy, Mademoiselle, the American Prospect, the ABA Journal, the Detroit Free Press, and Detroit Monthly.
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ISBN:
9780972820097
Author:
Barringer, David
Publisher:
Word Riot Press
Subject:
Fantasy - General
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Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy
Publication Date:
20051031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
268
Dimensions:
8.30x6.48x.72 in. .79 lbs.
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Product details 268 pages Word Riot Press - English 9780972820097 Reviews:
"Review" by , "A tour de force! Amazing!"
"Review" by , "Barringer surpasses so many other writers in his ability to consistently reach the reader on multiple levels."
"Review" by , "If Ihad to pigeonhole Barringer, I?d say his work reminds me of the offspring of Larry Brown and George Saunders, with more on-hand pathos. Barringer is a literary force to be reckoned with."
"Review" by , "A remarkable voice, sophisticated, associative, humane."
"Review" by , "Barringer has a wonderful gift for capturing the idiosyncrasies of human behavior." Felicia Sullivan, Small Spiral Notebook
"Review" by , "An amazing triumph for an amazing writer. Barringer?s book proves that fiction can transcend the mundane and shows that the beautiful can come from practically anything."
"Review" by , "Frightening and necessary. Maybe frighteningly necessary."
"Review" by , "That Barringer understands something of people and the world is painfully evident. Buy this book and support one of the finest emerging presses and a rare and prolific writer."
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