{"product_id":"a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-0393324796","title":"A Kind of Flying: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393324796\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carlson, Ron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These stories are full of surprises, jolts, and lightning strikes of recognition. Do yourself a favor and read Ron Carlson.\" -Stephen KingRon 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.Properly 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.This 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","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51539141722400,"sku":"NEW0393324796","price":37.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61COV0DL0NL.jpg?v=1777486012","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-0393324796","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}