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2016

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Soldier's Heart, Thomas Henry Pate Iv May 2016

Soldier's Heart, Thomas Henry Pate Iv

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Soldier’s Heart is a collection of stories about Preston Henry, a Special Forces Operator, doing what he must to survive combat and what he must--a quest just as harrowing-- to find peace back home. The stories of Soldier’s Heart are interwoven in theme and plot, each story dovetailing with the next. It is a collection that shows not all war wounds can be seen.


Why Everything Is A Whole Lot Of Nothing Worth Losing Or Getting Back, David Kinzer May 2016

Why Everything Is A Whole Lot Of Nothing Worth Losing Or Getting Back, David Kinzer

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In these three stories, David Kinzer answers the collection’s title with the precision of the hard sciences. In “The Humanist,” the strained relationship between a father and son becomes even more complicated when the son marries. In “Château Royale,” a young woman moves into a new home with a dark history. The final piece, “Starting After Midnight,” follows two young people in the aftermath of a one-night stand. All of everything is inside: Gatling guns and The Birth of Tragedy, Anne Rice and Taco Bell, kit foxes and sex tips. The answer is waiting. All you need to do is …