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An Adventurous Spirit

A Lowestoft Chronicle Anthology
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Description

A brief stop in Missouri to see a buzzworthy dead pig and a local pickler assist a Californian family in avoiding a menacing encounter with drug smugglers. In New York City, a riled, hotshot salesman endeavors to hunt down the brazen thieves who made off with his briefcase and wallet in a crowded subway car. And a subway train driver with a history of fatalities on his service record is on the hunt for another victim... AN ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT shimmers with high adventure, comedy, drama, introspection, and intelligent observation. From psychedelic taxi rides and dubious genealogical quests across the United States heartland to farcically troublesome road trips and intense ancestral pinball duels in Europe, we proudly present poetry and prose by Linda Ankrah-Dove, Robert Beveridge, Jeff Burt, DeWitt Clinton, DAH, Rob Dinsmoor, Mary Donaldson-Evans, Catherine Dowling, Tim Frank, James Gallant, Bruce Harris, Marc Harshman, Jacqueline Jules, Richard Luftig, Robert Mangeot, George Moore, James B. Nicola, and Robert Wexelblatt. Plus, exclusive interviews with award-winning authors Abby Frucht and Sheldon Russell.

Product Details

PublisherLowestoft Chronicle Press
Publish DateOctober 31, 2022
Pages224
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781732332829
Dimensions8.0 X 5.0 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds
BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction

About the Author

Nicholas Litchfield is the author of the suspense novel Swampjack Virus and editor of ten literary anthologies. His stories, essays, and book reviews appear in many magazines and newspapers, including BULL: Men's Fiction, Shotgun Honey, Daily Press, and The Virginian-Pilot. He has also contributed introductions to numerous books, including fourteen Stark House Press reprints of long-forgotten noir and mystery novels. Formerly a book critic for the Lancashire Post, syndicated to twenty-five newspapers across the U.K., he now writes for Publishers Weekly and regularly contributes to the Colorado Review. You can find him online at nicholaslitchfield.com.
James B. Nicola is the author of six collections of poetry: Manhattan Plaza, Stage to Page, Wind in the Cave, Out of Nothing: Poems of Art and Artists, Quickening: Poems from Before and Beyond (2019), and Fires of Heaven: Poems of Faith and Sense (2021). His theater career culminated in the nonfiction book Playing the Audience: The Practical Guide to Live Performance, which won a Choice award.

Reviews

"A refreshingly original collection of sharp tales. Overall, it's entertaining, varied, and clever writing." -Kirkus Reviews


"The collected works in An Adventurous Spirit invite the reader to come away on a journey, and what a journey it is! This anthology is a wide-ranging showcase of Lowestoft Chronicle's writers, and the reader cannot help but be changed by this collective force. This line from the poem "Druich" by James B. Nicola truly captures the essence of the book, "Though overseas it wears a foreign face/ enchantment is enchantment any place." -Cat Dixon, The Good Life Review Poetry Editor


"Across continents and even states of consciousness, An Adventurous Spirit moves deftly, displays a remarkable range, and reminds us why we crave travel literature. Read and enjoy!" -Charles Holdefer, author of The Contractor

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