Good Days, Bad Days: A Collection of Short Stories - Softcover

Mosberg, Stew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938812948 ISBN 13: 9781938812941

Publisher: Full Court Press, 2017

Synopsis

Good days and bad: We all have them, rejoice in them, suffer through them--and in the end, if we're lucky, come to understand them, and ourselves, a little better. This extraordinarily diverse collection of stories by the author of In the Shadows of Canyon Road bridges the past, present, and future, takes you to the edge of hell and the gates of heaven, into the mind of a troubled child and a boxer's rise and fall. It offers tales of love lost and love regained, murder, mystery, and being lost in the Yukon. Thirty-one tales of intrigue, friendship, marriage--and even a good old whodunit--will leave you hoping for more.

About this title

About the Author

          Followinghis successful career in graphic design, Stew Mosberg migrated to themountains of Colorado to write full time. He is the author of two books ondesign,  co-author of Colorado High Country Anthology, andauthor of In the Shadows of Canyon Road-anovel. Good Days, Bad Days is hislatest collection of short stories. Stew is former publisher of The Cultural Times, a monthly arts journal,and has written widely for national and international publications. He iscurrently a feature writer for the DurangoTelegraph.       
          Stew'sinnate curiosity and zest for life has led him to adventures around the world,from a bull ring in Mexico to driving Formula II race cars; skiing on threecontinents and scuba diving in the Caribbean, his travels have taken him to 21countries. When not hiking the high trails of the southwest he can be foundcasting a line into a tranquil trout stream near his home in Bayfield,Colorado.

From the Back Cover

KirkusReviews -
"... Mosberg's concise prose fosters lucidimagery ... but the author truly excels at creating distinctive characters and settings:in one tale, a cop's simple excursion to the supermarket in "The Organist"takes a devastating turn, and real-world historical events, including theVietnam War, play crucial roles in others. Even occasional sci-fi orsupernatural elements are made relatable and familiar; also among the 31 yarnsis a police procedural ("Hidden") and a tale of an archaeological dig("Transparent") with uncanny, if predictable, results. In a collection filledwith strong emotion, the standout tale is the rather lighthearted "The Plan,"in which hapless Harlan, who can't hold a job, concocts a scheme involving arich widow that isn't likely to go the way that he hopes. Often engrossingtales of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances."

Paul Pines, author of The Tin Angel,and My Brother's Madness -
"...this remarkable collection of shortstories is a demonstration of what William Blake referred to as eternity's loveaffair with the productions of time. Long before we reach the end of thiscollection, it becomes evident that we are touring with an experiencedtime-traveler through a mosaic of moments in the multi-verse. Good Days, Bad Days is Mosberg's visionof a pageant that doesn't fade, as powerful in its sweep of the whole, as forfaithfulness to the details that bring each story to life. Highly recommended."

Edition details

• Publisher: Full Court Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938812948
• ISBN 13: 9781938812941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292