Pieces of Bones and Rags

By Michael C Keith

In Pieces of Rags and Bones Michael Keith brings to the reader a singular collection of idiosyncratic and laconic narratives designed to amuse and enlighten. In the tradition of Lydia Davis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Joy Williams, this quirky volume mines the full range of human behavior and experience for all its varied and distinct manifestations and

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thicke & Vaney Books
• Release date: Jun 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781734832471

Michael C Keith

Michael C. Keith is the author or coauthor of more than two dozen groundbreaking books on electronic media, including one chosen by President Clinton for his official summer reading list. Beyond that, he is the author of an acclaimed memoir, a young adult novel, and 18 story collections--his latest, Insomnia 11, is from MadHat Press. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize several times, a Pen O.Henry Award, and was a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award for short fiction anthology and a finalist for the 2013 International Book Award in the "Fiction Visionary" category.

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