{"product_id":"nostalgic-for-the-melancholy-typewritertramp-9798316066445","title":"Nostalgic for the Melancholy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot all heroes wear capes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes, it take heroics just to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericana noir? Tramp noir? Outcasts, rejects, the forgotten, and just the plain unlucky. Anti- and dark heroes have stories to tell, too.\u003c\/p\u003eSix stories exploring a range of human predicaments, emotions, and life choices.\u003cb\u003eDive into 6 gritty tales about unconventional heroes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happened to all the cowboys?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChuck looked over at the old cowboy. Their eyes met for a moment. It was hard not to see his own future self within those gray, smoky cataract eyes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom \u003cb\u003eCowboy Eggs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFemme fatale Americana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Hailey did remember clearly about the gun was how much it looked like a toy, appearing small and harmless, even inside her delicate hand. The chrome finish made it appear plastic, as did the white imitation ivory embedded in the grip.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailey's Comet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan we pass on an unlucky life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seemed to Nathan that she was waiting for Jim to stop her, to grab her arms, pin her down, slap her sane, but he didn't. He just picked up Nathan in his sweaty arms, took him outside, and let her tear his motel room and everything in it to shreds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe old man and the boy stood side by side on the other side of the screen door looking in and silently watched her rampage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe Looked Like John Wayne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove can expressed in unique ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosh turned to look at Jenny. Her green eyes had become a sea calling him in like a doomed sailor. She took a big drink of beer, finished the can, and threw it into the middle of the street. Tears came, dropped onto the porch, and left dark stains on the gray wood, naked and bare of paint.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Had Green Eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot winner of the Mother of the Year award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMomma was a good ol' happy drinker. Danny wasn't. Even as a little kid, he was a mean drunk, threw his toys around the house, after having a beer with Momma.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Beer with Mama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a rambunctious trailer court urchin and a hard man become friends?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContinuing with his young boy's innocent curiosity, Joel looked into the back of the man with the scar's truck. Old battered suitcases, cardboard boxes, and a mishmash of sundries from a broken life filled the bed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We're ya goin'?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I don't know yet, just gotta move on.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Yeah, I know whatcha mean.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Thinkin' about hittin' the road, too, are ya?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Man with the Scar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Typewritertramp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316066445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Typewritertramp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851194511615,"sku":"9798316066445","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nostalgic-for-the-melancholy-typewritertramp-9798316066445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}