{"product_id":"a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-paperback","title":"A Kind of Flying: Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Carlson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Carlson's stories, sometimes wicked or bittersweet, often zany, are rich with a hard-earned hopefulness frequently absent in contemporary fiction. In this generous gathering from collections no longer available, longtime fans and new readers alike can savor the development of a master of idiosyncrasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProperly celebrated for his range, Carlson offers us a rural sheriff who's wary of UFOs (\"Phenomena\"), a lawyer on a mission in remote Alaska (\"Blazo\"), a baseball player turned killer-by-accident (\"Zanduce at Second\"), and a nineteen-year-old who experiences an unsettling sexual awakening during an Arizona summer (\"Oxygen\"). Here also is a man accusing Bigfoot of stealing his wife, followed by Bigfoot's incomparable response. Not least of the treasures is \"The H Street Sledding Record,\" a story perfect for family holiday reading, in which a young father creates the magic of Santa by throwing manure on his roof on Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book proves Carlson's axiom that \"a short story is not a single thing done a single way,\" and it offers us--finally--a full view of his remarkable talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 466\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.21 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134015836295,"sku":"9780393324792","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5c856c2912e3b15c2ab612cf17791be6.webp?v=1732638448","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}