Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories
Ebook146 pages2 hours

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

3/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

In The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, Davy Rothbart's stories grow out of road trips and small towns and are populated by questionable heroes and gold-hearted thugs. Full of loneliness and hope, heartbreak and humor, Rothbart's tales blaze their way from midwestern farm fields to state prisons and border-town brothels.
Much like the lost, tossed, and forgotten items Rothbart collected in his acclaimed book, Found, the stories in The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas capture the oddity, poetry, and dignity of everyday life.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherTouchstone
Release dateAug 2, 2005
ISBN9780743274463
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories
Author

Davy Rothbart

Davy Rothbart is the author of the national bestseller Found, and creator of the magazine of the same name. A contributor to public radio's This American Life, he is also the author of the story collection The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Read more from Davy Rothbart

Related to The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas

Related ebooks

General Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5

1 rating1 review

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Rothbart has talent, but most of his efforts read like anecdotes rather than stories. In particular, more than a few of the eight entries in the book seemed to just end abruptly, as if he got tired of writing. If I had to pick favorites, I'd go with "Lie Big," "Elena," and the title story, even though it had a seriously lame ending.

Book preview

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas - Davy Rothbart

pDabook_preview_excerpt.htmluZ˒6Xkv{qVHѲQjV\(,BE4@vߛ/d,VK᰺#ɓ >^|z{0?ϧںs}e]e^qwMv|zKϕy3>sgW]eؘ6Qf{q;4pHa11̩ fihx2P?/ޘW7~`ޘO7~͗o4X|W٤9plN6a8Bx5S2.[z }Xf㓼8g轟I$xv֍ƀ5؄ӭop hB4Eqd#23`Oú vC'z<#aV [aޝ _]Gw֥at ,wpϡw^ob|];n}{s) d:+WպsyWtmRD']N.h$[kMhq,sY.Mal eG݊_ 8:w5o "Z+F?<,1,{fSwDsy2_o%oQ$ŗܭG)L޶Ksgz;Q ^%6q)p2=9tP)PҦup;& "Գ+ Fzh\s֏*VKh,k{]ı;İBx=4eE>Nx̓VWYYee$gan9-3ױ9Q-?zGT/0࢚ fR?f$&_n>6L`/c #c82Y5qb5bo'"rNb1"`)"S{zYX)bw+3V6 Hi 8搒 h.-䚕b#T@-s2{_8; ʣu{Ҵff-&O1Ў Y8 GIO QBٯ8ۼ20?Mj̋d?Üi0VFdYx^qXlu䘳@A Vb/!<-(Cxi>)#ɞ -FN2 :fz"^2- gbGN{AtjkZLWGeN8 htꣻB+&tI|NN ):zZ\=)QTaWmA%PUD?;~k>ݚ2&72 a^Fw U!xs25.mK&̇aZ6y,- #atoZ,="eE e D=vhm^S~qލz XIdhH:Y {G'arW& ;|"-8Y( |`DjQQp'ULHW`cU+ANy#A6! }K9&ꢶ𰛤Qh?H4߾a)ª6L>)5IW\.JV?x|R93q6C8JOwX2pJ#҈9!?*P$,ˋҒ>,ψ&=$!>dzKDidQAey.N &vdt0D c!|,^,x:XfyKPR*+5;۬~JسŲP\k.:]a'^US%ښqʧϞ4 U>ˍQ6u +V ; bW&{ ɨUkG_2$#U[#vIx"~lᅿ^2]j'5qXh:ҪLn~ޞGꓥ0%*F{ ʳuˇt KS-P'Ѩ qX*9$*RwXp9}]M!] ɵVx`@m/0F) e:4_761?0wٟehi/aRs]pЦ;)yݧ+>=} F5sJX\e'jLeЛcl>ر;G6M$c1LsHLz=/ͧ"QɯNRd)IT_+V&F VuhBKsRJ:^Ai]nX""IQt+ituj{$ 8r ^9 AmᰜQH(XgS֕GrL5 `c<7y褗o!$J$xXKR fgDL݄ewڟ(O#UȘ-yAG;-x.lR=^~kPސD:27Y(‚=K.N&I}ѶO5R[ҍ@O5b!{\%9Yz i>nݞ_)"Kn٫g\֝C( Uܣ AJv' YAD]-Bj@}?oVL 2 X'!j)mhŠSAvZ`np,SkֶKsd|v*\o[ܔtMP \UQ$'§ڴP9VNp0#ݚۇSsWNb5{a >˴vI)ǽL.JLꑛOr#h7حl2e,r8B]$%,x+D?!Cg]46L~4oe6<П\1&wn3v]: U2=)w?:!CylRIenA5"R!Yf% v(U9͢ &5/#J)Au/K)g$Nm\}uIi<)mx ar7PMa";9vP q5P*OAjBq'jO8s*BO踽Uc\ ܮ|bv<zP2>,[7:kǣ?e׽Ki2+%oЏܝ*hP.p3ȵ1r3ceTPajuu¨$Z 0]*y-M(Yc;#"6|C]!<P0[ߗj ۧ '!PȖ\E* ^#F*|Zڲ~LqWG5ZC`.0_bMf1gtҧ`r(FR*NdJ*3HUD{ N! Hm+ɵ}Gdu-)/d:0kˁ|X@n 1@YZCڠPޓ[ z3nqCV&͒T|[yyz]_qb6Ι&#'E 1ڣCOE',mhPH\ 7y Cmv¯y̯T=?=ˁfMmaIvNH+;H1wMБ>F /}NE"jc\B<^tʇ5_ξ` HHRbɘnܭ^ND|T t㙕 r6Q兡,y:J7.\2Ʀl\IJZQZxMHڔ00?—3Az.$*GefFx'ɭUٺV{ȼ%[psI&ښ&.,41 Y6|;s*g/׮ $"rs]CQ͚K?C.W+r:цtCNGZ ="91qzH/=|-}*ߢElojD*dDl<Ƅ+kȽMw)#Hi;q,4KGNzln*O!.|`M,{-Sn[ƫ+L@Eg.ʧb$ @;+y͗dhxBِV*%Ei^Q+>>U+PYVO>JȭsE,.Q>Pr6<J68xOΰFأOёHCׯp;6x/b|w?xsכCC#"ůޙlGumxXSngM:j3P9 %~ĊjrV-[p2`׸ HĚ_4KD/O W 0MxyÀ wQ -'GҊl-+3I-$#EnO9!99Ĝژ<. /ÞChZ9L s)/x-_v6jJ,_iRWy#_C ح԰+0aaYNz>*~Y;A&4y*~ncyJz;W 4: p 6}  6|,PZ碑pFp 1DǓ_T%}0
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1