Western taxidermy / Barb Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Barb, 1962-

Language:

English

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

207 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : NeWest Press, 2012.

Summary:

When Deirdre invited me to the baby shower I just thawed the gopher in the microwave, turned it inside out, scraped it clean, and stuffed it the old-fashioned way, with cotton batting. Then I posed it to stand on its back legs, the cute way gophers do sometimes when they stand near their homes. I finished up the details-nails, nose, eyes, teeth-to give it a cute, inquisitive look. Sure, it was no Robert Bateman, but it was pretty good given my time constraints.

A taxidermist presents a stuffed gopher to a new mother at her baby shower; a trip to a cheesy roadside tourist trap exposes the flaws in a young couple's relationship; and a woman finds herself attracted, against all her natural instincts, to the slovenly proprietor of a drive-thru hamburger joint.

Tender, satirical, and occasionally absurd, Barb Howard's new story collection Western Taxidermy is a perfect introduction to one of Western Canada's most high-spirited literary voices. Book jacket.

Contents:

Western 9

Big Fork Campground 21

My Brother's Shit-Kickers 33

Basic Obedience 47

Eulogy for the Feminist Movement 59

Thanks Giving 69

Porch Jocky Revial 83

Breaking the Mould 101

Vacuuming the Dog 111

Last Seen at Teeny Town 117

Mrs. Goodfellow's Dog 129

The Smile that Bites 141

Marking Territory 155

Hydrocyst 169

Buckaroo Drive-Thiru 179

Stil Making Time 185

Previous Publication 215.

Notes:

Short stories.

ISBN:

9781927063118

1927063116

OCLC:

755210877