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    612-822-4611

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Local Hero: & Other Stories

Local Hero: & Other Stories

Swenson, Jack

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Publisher Price: $9.95

ISBN10: 0595443818
ISBN13: 9780595443819
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Mar 29 2007
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
People have asked me why I don't write a novel. Well, one or two people have asked me that. I always reply that I am a sprinter and not a long-distance runner. Indeed, I prefer the fifty to the hundred-yard dash. The short form is a lovely thing. For years I have admired its economy, its punch, its subtlety. It's a perfect vehicle for me because I like to cut to the chase, and I don't like long-winded descriptions. Then, too, I see life as a comedy rather than a tragedy. Tragedy works better with lots of words; whoever heard of a five-hundred-word tragedy? On the other hand, comedy can be short and sweet.

Reader Comments on Menage a Trois by Jack Swenson

Short and interesting, really enjoyable. Hard to put the book down, knowing another little gem follows.

Courageous writing.

The author is a compassionate person who is very aware of the world around him.

Swenson has a knack for understated humor.

I am a fan!

Brilliant!

An amazing work.

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