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Max Harrick Shenk

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Description:Nine short stories by Vermont writer Max Harrick Shenk, featuring a trio of characters-- Brian, Margo, and Christy-- depicted from childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood. The trio deals with love, hate, friendship, jealousy... big sisters and little brothers... birthday gifts and allowances... bike accidents and naked runs in the cornfield... spelling bees and Little League tryouts... long hair and body odor... nagging parents and curious children... all of it told in gently humorous first-person narratives that sing with the characters' voices.The nine stories in the collection are:"What's With Her?" - Two of the most thrilling words a nine-year-old boy can hear a girl utter: "Wanna see?""A Note From The Author's Wife" - An accident on a motocross course turns two best friends into worst enemies... until the school spelling bee."Flip!" - What happens when your bangs just won't stay out of your eyes, but your hands are full of cafeteria tray?"Six Fifty-Seven" - The album your best friend wants for her birthday costs $6.35. You've got $5.57. Now what?"Planet of the Brians" - Why does the hottest day of the summer also turn out to be the day that you realize you need to start using deodorant?"Stupid Sissy Slow Pitch Softball" - Girls can't play Little League... or can they?"Anytime You Want" - A three-year-old's fascination with a dead groundhog brings up big questions for her dad."Standard Time" - It's that awful moment when we realize... we have become our parents!"Haheheh" - Headache, crying baby, impatient driver, jerk talking on his bluetooth... what does it take to turn a mom's day around?Seven of the nine stories in WHAT'S WITH HER? have been published in PITKIN REVIEW, GREEN MOUNTAIN TRADING POST, and other publications, and two of the stories won first prize ("Stupid Sissy Softball") and second prize ("Anytime You Want") in the Montgomery County (PA) Community College Writer's Club writing contest.Max Harrick Shenk was born and raised in Carlisle, PA, and is currently living and writing in Vermont. Max is a graduate of the MFA program in creative writing at Goddard College. WHAT'S WITH HER? is his first collection of short stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What's With Her? and other stories. To get started finding What's With Her? and other stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 131

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: New Plains Press

Release: 2011

ISBN: 0979456150

Description: Nine short stories by Vermont writer Max Harrick Shenk, featuring a trio of characters-- Brian, Margo, and Christy-- depicted from childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood. The trio deals with love, hate, friendship, jealousy... big sisters and little brothers... birthday gifts and allowances... bike accidents and naked runs in the cornfield... spelling bees and Little League tryouts... long hair and body odor... nagging parents and curious children... all of it told in gently humorous first-person narratives that sing with the characters' voices.The nine stories in the collection are:"What's With Her?" - Two of the most thrilling words a nine-year-old boy can hear a girl utter: "Wanna see?""A Note From The Author's Wife" - An accident on a motocross course turns two best friends into worst enemies... until the school spelling bee."Flip!" - What happens when your bangs just won't stay out of your eyes, but your hands are full of cafeteria tray?"Six Fifty-Seven" - The album your best friend wants for her birthday costs $6.35. You've got $5.57. Now what?"Planet of the Brians" - Why does the hottest day of the summer also turn out to be the day that you realize you need to start using deodorant?"Stupid Sissy Slow Pitch Softball" - Girls can't play Little League... or can they?"Anytime You Want" - A three-year-old's fascination with a dead groundhog brings up big questions for her dad."Standard Time" - It's that awful moment when we realize... we have become our parents!"Haheheh" - Headache, crying baby, impatient driver, jerk talking on his bluetooth... what does it take to turn a mom's day around?Seven of the nine stories in WHAT'S WITH HER? have been published in PITKIN REVIEW, GREEN MOUNTAIN TRADING POST, and other publications, and two of the stories won first prize ("Stupid Sissy Softball") and second prize ("Anytime You Want") in the Montgomery County (PA) Community College Writer's Club writing contest.Max Harrick Shenk was born and raised in Carlisle, PA, and is currently living and writing in Vermont. Max is a graduate of the MFA program in creative writing at Goddard College. WHAT'S WITH HER? is his first collection of short stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What's With Her? and other stories. To get started finding What's With Her? and other stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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