Golden Heart Parade (Paperback)

Joseph Holt

ISBN 10: 1951631072 / ISBN 13: 9781951631079

Published by Santa Fe Writer's Project, Santa Fe, 2021

About this Item

Paperback. "Raw, dark, and surprisingly funny.theres so much precision and verve in these stories; I was captivated the entire way through." - Carmen Maria MachadoThe misfits and mavericks in this award-winning story collection shuffle their feet to a soundtrack of rumble strips and twangy AM radio. Here, the underdog is king and the outsiders are storming the gates. A plucky daughter defends her father by swinging a paint can like a mace, teenage renegades sow terror on the highway by throwing cups of root beer, and an out-of-work lawyer steamrolls his way through a recreational sports league. For these loners and screwballs, the path to redemption is often twisted, heartfelt, and humorous.These stories will take you from the karaoke bar to the natural foods co-op, from a city-league broomball game to a broken-down camper in the woods. In lush and lucid prose, Holt explores emotional landscapes that reflect the vast terrain of America's heartland. Woven throughout is a series of flash-fiction parables, which narrate a journey both exotic and existential. So pull up a seat among this motley crew of barflies, road workers, and art school dropouts, and you might later find yourself retelling their stories as your own. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Golden Heart Parade (Paperback)
• Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project, Santa Fe
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1951631072
• ISBN 13: 9781951631079
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"Raw, dark, and surprisingly funny . . . there's so much precision and verve in these stories; I was captivated the entire way through." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties and In the Dream House

"Holt's debut collection introduces characters in mutiny against themselves and the status quo. These stories are comic and heartbreaking." -- Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen

In the wry, twisted stories of Golden Heart Parade, the underdog is king and the outsiders are storming the gates. We visit the roadside haunts and desolate highways of America's heartland, meeting the screwballs who shuffle their feet to a soundtrack of rumble strips and twangy AM radio. These misfits and mavericks are in trouble--on the streets, out of work, down on their luck--yet their paths to redemption are always heartfelt and humorous.

Holt's debut story collection--winner of the SFWP Literary Awards--will appeal to readers of Jacob M. Appel's short fiction, May-Lan Tan's Things to Make and Break and Joe Sacksteder's Make/Shift. In lush and lucid prose, Golden Heart Parade navigates emotional landscapes that reflect the vast terrain of America's Heartland.

About the Author

Joseph Holt's writing has appeared in The Sun, Prairie Schooner, J Journal: New Writing on Justice, and elsewhere. He graduated from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he also received an AWP Intro Journals Award in fiction. Holt has taught at Catapult, the Loft Literary Center, the American College of Norway, and the University of Minnesota. He now serves on the MFA faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Holt is an active marathoner and host of North Star Nugs, a radio show featuring jam band music. Find him at: holt.ink.