TWENTY QUESTIONS - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1564742385 ISBN 13: 9781564742384

Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers, 2015

Synopsis

The stories in this debut collection about young urbanites raise more questions than answers. Questions about desire, heartbreak, hope, madness, physical scars and emotional healing, the delirium of romance and the fleetingness of youth.

About this title

About the Author

Paul McComas is an award-winning independent filmmaker, journalist, monologist, youth-outreach coordinator, and bass player as well as a writer whose stories have appeared widely in literary magazines. This is his first book-length collection; he is currently at work on his first novel. McComas lives, writes, plays, and does all those other things in Evanston, Illinois.

From the Back Cover

"For me, reading Paul McComas' book was like opening up my skull and allowing his vivid words to play on my brain's stage--just like having him back at the Green Mill, twisting our heads at the Slam." --Marc Smith, author of Crowdpleaser and founder of the Poetry Slam

"Paul McComas' stories operate on two levels. On the surface, something interesting happens (and the stories are always interesting). This something may be ordinary, extreme, or even surreal, but always underneath is a deep and true understanding of human relationships. This understanding is so deep that all of his stories, even the most fanciful, read as reports from real life." --G. Murray Thomas, Editor, Next... Magazine

"McComas makes ordinary and everyday events seem extraordinary. He also demonstrates sensitivity to the rhythms of language and the ability to describe banal urban and suburban spaces with a canny sense of accuracy tinged with humor." --Mimi White, co-author of Media Knowledge, Professor of Media and Women's Studies Director, Northwestern University

"The short story remains the most interesting and challenging literary form of our time, and Paul McComas' new collection is a fine addition to the genre. His characters are observed with refreshing candor and invigorating wit, and his clear voice cuts right to the bone. Seeking hope in a cynical world, and love in a lustful one, these stories return us to those poignant places where the reckless energies of youth intersect the rueful insights of maturity. McComas' Twenty Questions are well worth the asking." --Mark Dintenfass, author of Old World, New World

"During these cynical times, it is a pleasure to read a writer like Paul McComas. McComas acknowledges that circumstances or human frailties often cause hearts to break, but underlying everything is his faith that broken hearts can and will be mended. The reader will come away from Twenty Questions feeling rejuvenated, as if spring showers have passed overhead and washed away disbelief." --Tim W. Brown, Editor, Tomorrow Magazine, author of Deconstruction Acres

Edition details

• Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564742385
• ISBN 13: 9781564742384
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100