Little Catch Writing the Short Story Including Nine Original Stories

Name: Little Catch Writing the Short Story Including Nine Original Stories
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ISBN: 9781491714676

ISBN-10: 1491714670

ISBN-13: 9781491714676

Edition: 2013

Authors: Saylor D. Smith

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"A Little Catch" begins with a short instructional section on the art of writing the short story, then includes nine original stories by the author. Mike, the main character in "A Little Catch," is a teenage boy focused on perfecting his skills in baseball. Living above a railroad depot with his family, Mike befriends a traveling hobo who encourages him in his drive for baseball excellence. In "The Long Slide," Don battles demons in his own family with a midnight trip back to his hometown. There, he revisits the site of many of his middle school and high school escapades, the long fire escape slide that falls from the building's third floor to the ground at the rear of the school. A failed,…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 146
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.34" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Saylor Smith grew up in Nebraska, coming of age in the small town of Lyons in the mid-1950s. He taught English and advised publications staffs in high schools in California and Oregon until his retirement in 2002. He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife and editor Karen. Smith is the author of two other novels, Serpent's Tooth and Stealing First .