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In this freewheeling debut collection, Daniel A. Hoyt takes us from the swamps of Florida to the streets of Dresden, to the skies above America, to the tourist hotels of Acapulco, to the southwest corner of Nebraska. Along the way, we encounter a remarkable group of characters all struggling to find their footing in an unsettling world. Sometimes magical, sometimes realistic, sometimes absurd, these stories reveal people teetering on the dangerous edge of their lives. In "Amar," a Turkish restaurant owner deals with skinheads and the specter of violence that haunts his family. In "Boy, Sea,...

How To Raise Your Daughter Without Reading A Book - One Dad's Rules To Live By is an inspiring and sometimes funny book written by first time author Christopher Hoyt. On September 25, 1992, everything changed in the author's life. On that day, his daughter Kirstin was born. To complicate matters, 15 months later his marriage died. The sense of not knowing how to raise his child seemed like an overwhelming task. What if he made a mistake? What if he didn't do the right things? For the first time in his career he hadn't been given an SOP, a training manual, or even a lesson plan. He was a...

Mr. Danielss stories are invariably beautifully written fictional glimpses into the humorous, and sometimes sad, realities of the way people think and behave. Many of his stories are simply hilarious anecdotes addressing the problems that goofy people, nice people, and even nasty people, sometimes bring upon themselves, and the amusing results that may ensue when they try to extricate themselves from their difficulties. Most have a surprise ending in the style of O Henry or Guy de Maupassant. Some are sarcastic and even grim as Fate tangles with human emotions and human desires. His stories...

They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. This fascinating and instructive book was designed as a sequel or supplement to the splendid collection of grammatical items first published in Ruge Rules. Ferdinand E. Ruge was for many years a teacher of English at St. Albans School, in Washington, DC. Daniel Hoyt Daniels was a student in Mr. Ruge's classes throughout his sophomore, junior and senior years, and was "profoundly affected" by Mr. Ruge and his uncompromising insistence upon rhetorical excellence. The present volume follows the pattern and style of Ruge Rules, bringing in...