The Mud Lake Trilogy - Softcover

Reece, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692025472 ISBN 13: 9780692025475

Publisher: Shell Bridge Books, 2014

Synopsis

“Ever run into any trouble?” - from “The Hitchhiker” You’ll find plenty of trouble in these dark and gripping stories. Set in the mid-sixties, in rural Michigan, three average people face what could be the defining moments of their lives. In “The Hitchhiker,” Jeff, a young sailor on the way to see his girlfriend, has just thumbed a ride with a very dangerous driver. In “Abracadabra,” Wallace, a religious fundamentalist who struggles with incidents from his past, develops a new relationship with God. And in “What She Wanted,” Loraine, a waitress at an all-night diner, needs to get out of town before her ex-boyfriend gets out of jail. Follow these memorable characters whose fates become inextricably linked in Russell Reece’s new collection, The Mud Lake Trilogy.

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About the Author

Russell Reece grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and served in the Navy’s amphibious force during the Vietnam War. Since 2003, he has had stories, essays, and poems published in numerous print and on-line journals. His work has also appeared in anthologies, most recently All That Glitters, published by Lominy Books, and Someone Wicked, published by Smart Rhino Publications, both released in 2013. He has received two Best of the Net nominations and was a finalist in the 2012 William Faulkner/ William Wisdom Creative Writing Contest. Russ is a University of Delaware alumnus. He lives in rural Delaware, near Bethel, along the beautiful Broad Creek. You can learn more about Russ by visiting his website at russellreece.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shell Bridge Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692025472
• ISBN 13: 9780692025475
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96