In his first collection of short stories, Wilson's characters are driven by a intense yearning for satisfaction of the most basic human desires. These are stories of fathers and sons who cannot get along, of impossible family gatherings where no one measures up, of intensely sexual relationships gone bad, and of the devastation of drugs.
In his first collection of short stories, Wilson's characters are driven by a intense yearning for satisfaction of the most basic human desires. These...
The 5th Anniversary issue of 88, presenting the best in contemporary American poetry from established and emerging writers, plus essays on poetry and poetics, and reviews.
The 5th Anniversary issue of 88, presenting the best in contemporary American poetry from established and emerging writers, plus essays on poetry and ...
In Ian Randall Wilson's first collection, HUNGER AND OTHER STORIES, his characters are driven by intense yearnings for the satisfaction of their most basic human desires. Some want intimacy, others acceptance, approval, security. All are thwarted by personal shortcomings, or the shortcomings of others, in their attempts to fulfill their longing. Here are stories of fathers and sons who cannot get along, people who use friendship merely as an avenue to career advancement, lovers for whom even sex isn't a way of communicating. Fourteen stories which "despite their restlessness," North American...
In Ian Randall Wilson's first collection, HUNGER AND OTHER STORIES, his characters are driven by intense yearnings for the satisfaction of their most ...
The 6th issue of 88 presents the best in contemporary American poetry from established and emerging writers, plus essays on poetry and poetics, and reviews.
The 6th issue of 88 presents the best in contemporary American poetry from established and emerging writers, plus essays on poetry and poetics, and re...
This second collection of short stories features works observing life as more than a bit off-center. Can a recent college graduate find his way to Absolute Knowledge? Is prison the best way for a struggling poet to get published? Do fat men make the best dancers? This is a world where desires are thwarted and love is just out of reach, but sometimes, people do get what they want though not in the way they expected.
This second collection of short stories features works observing life as more than a bit off-center. Can a recent college graduate find his way to Abs...
