Golden Heart Parade - Paperback

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by Joseph Holt (Author)

"Raw, dark, and surprisingly funny...there's so much precision and verve in these stories; I was captivated the entire way through." - Carmen Maria Machado

The misfits and mavericks in this award-winning story collection shuffle their feet to a soundtrack of rumble strips and twangy AM radio. Here, the underdog is king and the outsiders are storming the gates. A plucky daughter defends her father by swinging a paint can like a mace, teenage renegades sow terror on the highway by throwing cups of root beer, and an out-of-work lawyer steamrolls his way through a recreational sports league. For these loners and screwballs, the path to redemption is often twisted, heartfelt, and humorous.

These stories will take you from the karaoke bar to the natural foods co-op, from a city-league broomball game to a broken-down camper in the woods. In lush and lucid prose, Holt explores emotional landscapes that reflect the vast terrain of America's heartland. Woven throughout is a series of flash-fiction parables, which narrate a journey both exotic and existential. So pull up a seat among this motley crew of barflies, road workers, and art school dropouts, and you might later find yourself retelling their stories as your own.

Author Biography

Joseph Holt's writing has appeared in The Sun, The Saturday Evening Post, Prairie Schooner and elsewhere. He graduated from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he also received an AWP Intro Journals Award in fiction. Holt has taught at Catapult, the Loft Literary Center, the American College of Norway and the University of Minnesota. He now serves on the MFA faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Holt is an active marathoner and host of North Star Nugs, a radio show featuring jam band music. Find him at: holt.ink.

Number of Pages: 170

Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN

Publication Date: September 01, 2021