Just So-Me Stories
Author | : Matt Greenfield |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2010-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781450247108 |
ISBN-13 | : 1450247105 |
Rating | : 4/5 (105 Downloads) |
Download or read book Just So-Me Stories written by Matt Greenfield and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just So-me Stories flirts with the hyphen in between "non" and "fiction" in chronicling the darkest moments of Matt Greenfield's young life. "The Edge Behind Me" investigates a Memorial Day weekend/breakdown in the life of an alienated young teacher and would-be rock star known only as "Mr. B" as he interacts with students, parents, the vapid bar/concert scene, and an imaginary interviewer, all while trying to dodge the mystical musical inspiration he carries inside of him. "Drug-Induced Wanderings, Hooped Up on Them Goofballs" is the brief unexpurgated account of Greenfield's subconscious as his conscious self struggles with the side effects of a narcotic cough syrup one Thanksgiving weekend. And "And Found" is the true-but-much-elaborated story of Greenfield's peripatetic cross-country odyssey during his first full summer as a teacher. While the students are away, the teachers will play in these three witty, insightful, and completely un/true explorations of the solipsistic human spirit.