IRON CITY: a collection of Staten Island poems completes a trilogy of works concerning centers of inspiration for Christopher Ricker which began in 2011 with CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER (poems of the neo-beat movement in Burlington, VT.) and continued in 2012 with LUNCH OF NOONMARK (short stories centered in the Adirondack region of New York State).

LUNCH at NOONMARK is an intriguing collection of short stories revolving around the life and times of a young native New Yorker named Topher Jones. From his childhood summers with grandparents in Indian Lake, through his camp counselor experience with youngsters at the Siamese Ponds, to his terrifying moment of panic while ice climbing Gothic Mountain's North Face, Topher's experiences provide a rich tapestry of the development and maturing of a young man through the momentous magic and power of the Adirondack Mountains. LUNCH AT NOONMARK is a great first collection of stories from a...