Insurrections: Stories by Scott, Rion Amilcar

Insurrections: Stories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813168180)

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Insurrections: Stories by Scott, Rion Amilcar

Insurrections: Stories

$24.95
Insurrections: Stories by Scott, Rion Amilcar

Insurrections: Stories

$24.95
Format: Hardcover
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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."" These are just

Author: Rion Amilcar Scott
ISBN-10: 081316818X
ISBN-13: 9780813168180
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2016
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
By Rion Amilcar Scott
By Rion Amilcar Scott
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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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