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by Rion Amilcar Scott
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rion Amilcar ScottSeries:University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & ProsePublish date:2017-07-20Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813174402ISBN-10:813174406UPC:9780813174402Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Short Stories (single author), LiterarySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCSDE4SAR6

A suicidal father looks to an older neighbor -- and the Cookie Monster -- for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: "Now hold on little girl.... Chess is like real life. The white pieces go first so they got an advantage over the black pieces."

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Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813174402ISBN-10:813174406UPC:9780813174402Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Short Stories (single author), LiterarySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCSDE4SAR6

Rion Amilcar Scott teaches English at Bowie State University. He earned an MFA at George Mason University, where he won both the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award and a Completion Fellowship. His work has appeared in publications such as the Kenyon Review, Crab Orchard Review, PANK, The Rumpus, Fiction International, the Washington City Paper, The Toast, and Confrontation.


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