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    Icarus Was Pushed: A Slam Chapbook
    Icarus Was Pushed: A Slam Chapbook
    Icarus Was Pushed: A Slam Chapbook
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    Icarus Was Pushed: A Slam Chapbook

    By Brian S. Parrish

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    In this errant, bold, and whimsical collection, Don Quixote would feel right at home: clawed monsters both real and imagined share the page with chocolate soldiers, street racers, hungry wildlife, fairy tale princesses, and formerly extinct fish. Many poems feature additional original mixed media pieces, as well as one full-color illustration by the author himself. Special features include a never before seen interview excerpt with a vestigial construct of Anaïs Nin, valuable travel advice for the wayward adventurer, and several mentions of toast. With over fifty gems to sift through, there's a treasure for every age.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrian S. Parrish
    Release dateSep 12, 2020
    ISBN9781005303532
    Icarus Was Pushed: A Slam Chapbook
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    Brian S. Parrish

    Author Brian Parrish is an awed believer in the power of story and a regular patron of the dreaming. However, he's best known as a virtual stunt pilot, human cannonball coach, Indianapolis slot car racer and tender tiger tamer—in a parallel universe, that is, where his Elkhart Blue 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS has been impounded for extraordinary parking fee accumulation. In this one, he scribbles the odd story and subscribes to the International Psychic Cat Network. He lives in the rolling red hills of Virginia with an ambling caravan of family, friends and familiars.

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