Description
Fiction. Short Stories. From the ever-fertile mind of acclaimed memoirist (The Next Better Place) and author of over a dozen short story collections comes a new and extraordinary cache of tales that frequently incite, often enlighten, and (on occasion) charm. To wit, a distraught father and a tree engage in a fateful debate, a soldier allows his new car to be stolen by a reptile, a woman driver turns stalker on her stalker, a funeral home reanimates its clients, a young writer has his fading confidence buoyed by a renowned horrormeister, and a boy recruits John Wayne to escape the clutches of a pedophile. These and dozens of other fresh and engaging tales in SLOW TRANSIT will have the reader wondering how Keith accommodates all the varied worlds that reside in his head.
"Michael Keith is doing his part to keep the short story alive in this world of novel, novel, novel... Let us hope he keeps those original stories coming." —Brad Watson
"The characters in SLOW TRANSIT transport you to a universe of unfulfilled desires, doubts, and dreams made all the more terrifying by the author's keen sense of the dramas that make life worth living. Highly recommended." —Ed Hamilton
"Keith's output and beautiful prose continue to rise." —Adam Johnson
Author Bio
Michael C. Keith is the author or coauthor of more than two dozen groundbreaking books on electronic media, among them Waves of Rancor--a book cited by President Clinton for its study of the radical right's use of audio media. The recipient of numerous awards in the academic field, including the Broadcast Education Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, the International Radio Television Society's Stanton Fellow Award, and the University of Rhode Island's Achievement Award in the Humanities, he is also the author of dozens of articles and short stories and has served in a variety of editorial positions. Prior to joining Boston College (where he was named Emeritus upon retiring in 2017), Michael served as Chair of Education at the Museum of Broadcast Communications and on the faculties of The George Washington University, Marquette University, and Dean College. He was co-founder of the Broadcast Education Association's Radio Division and its first chair. Beyond that, he is the author of an acclaimed memoir, The Next Better Place (Algonquin Books); a young adult novel, Life is Falling Sideways; and 20 story collections. His work has been translated in Greece, Russia, Albania, Spain, Indonesia, and China.
Author City: SOMERVILLE, MA USA