Fiction. Olie Wood was once the toast of the tennis world. But now he is nearing the end of what little remains of his tragic career. A dabbler in drugs, he is at times disheveled and delirious, playing the lowly Futures tennis circuit in small, no-name towns. When he eventually hits rock bottom, he is forced to face a life of responsibility and maybe even a real job. But Olie has one remaining goal: to qualify for the US Open for one last big payday and one final grasp at fame. "Fast-paced, completely unapologetic, and brash as hell....I loved it"--Patrick Blennerhassett. Charles Crosby is a Halifax-based playwright and novelist.

Author City: Halifax CAN

Charles Crosby is a produced playwright and published novelist (his debut novel, italics, mine - short-listed for the Margaret & John Savage First Book Award - was published in 2005 by Norwood Publishing. His new novel, Backspin is now out.) In 2002 he was Writer in Residence at Mulgrave Rd. Theatre in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. In addition to creative writing Charles Crosby was a founding partner in Pavonis Limited, and is a former Director of Communications for Neptune Theatre in Halifax and Director of Communications and Marketing for the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He is currently Manager of Media Relations at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He has written copy for print, radio, television and web-based publications.