Driftwood at the River's Edge - Softcover

Wortsman, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1947240897 ISBN 13: 9781947240896

Publisher: Bamboo Dart Press, 2023

Synopsis

Like driftwood, words, phrases and severed sentences come floating by. Part fisherman, part scavenger, I spread my net and rescue these bits of debris from the deep. I can't say why certain severed statements catch my eye. Floating fragments of meaning, they sparkle and speak to me. And by a peculiar lure beyond my conscious ken, they sometimes come together. The pairings are not always opportune. Some sniff at each other's nether parts in passing, as dogs do, and promptly part in pursuit of other more enticing scents. But on occasion something clicks. This is my second published assemblage of such felicitous couplings. Some readers may relish the result. If not, just toss it back into the tide.

About this title

About the Author

Author of work in multiple modes, including fiction, plays, poetry, and translation from the German, Peter Wortsman was a fellow of the Fulbright (1973) and Thomas J. Watson Foundations (1974), and a Holtzbrinck Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin (2010). His work has garnered a Beard's Fund Short Story Award and an Independent Publishers Book Award, among other honors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bamboo Dart Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1947240897
• ISBN 13: 9781947240896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62