A cavalcade of lesser horrors / Peter Smith.
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A cavalcade of lesser horrors / Peter Smith.
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2011
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 183 pages)
Contents:
Preface -- South State Street -- A teaspoon of water -- Pop's wound -- A crisis of faith -- The denunciation -- Absolution -- Mortality -- The man on the raft -- Lawnmower repair -- The Biscayne -- A visit to the doctor -- Coach -- Leroy -- Wrestling Eddie Dutzler -- Awkward moment -- Good-bye to Libertyville -- Mademoiselle P. -- Make the world go away -- Screwed -- Joe -- An old roommate checks in -- A preinduction reverie -- Dear John -- The major -- The amnesty barrel -- 1972 -- A typewriter reverie -- Advertising memories -- Almost -- Pimping my muse -- Karma turd a-coming -- A bedside visit -- Vigil candles.
Summary:
Contains a collection of essays by Minnesota author Peter Smith that touch on the humor present in the embarrassing and sometimes tragic moments of his youth and life as a young adult.
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