Things Will Never Be the Same
by Waldrop, HowardFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-03-30
Publisher(s): Old Earth Books
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Summary
Howard Waldrop has spent over three decades writing some of the finest short stories in America, leading locus magazine to call him a "National Treasure," and the Washington Post Book World to describe him as: "The resident Weird Mind of his generation, he writes like a honky-tonk angel. Things Will Never be the Same is the first retrospective of this distinguished author's work. Here are sixteen short stories accompanied by afterwords by the author. Many of these are award nominees and winners. All expand your world-view with a unique delight and wit, that can only be described as "Waldropian." Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. ix |
| The Ugly Chickens | p. 1 |
| Flying Saucer Rock and Roll | p. 27 |
| Heirs of the Perisphere | p. 49 |
| The Lions Are Asleep This Night | p. 69 |
| Night of the Cooters | p. 90 |
| Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? | p. 110 |
| Wild, Wild Horses | p. 140 |
| French Scenes | p. 159 |
| Household Words; or, The Powers-That-Be | p. 175 |
| The Sawing Boys | p. 194 |
| Heart of Whitenesse | p. 212 |
| Mr. Goober's Show | p. 233 |
| US | p. 247 |
| The Dynasters | p. 261 |
| Calling Your Name | p. 271 |
| King of Where-I-Go | p. 286 |
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