Plain of jars and other stories [electronic resource] / Geary Hobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hobson, Geary.

Series:

American Indian studies.

American Indian Studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the opening story of Geary Hobson's riveting new collection, Plain of Jars, a young private confides to his friend that he's trying to leave the Marine Corps. "I am not doing this just because I find the Marine Corps too tough," Warren Needham says, but because violence is contradictory to his faith. The story's surprising climax, however, reveals a different side of Needham's contradictory nature. It's this acute understanding of conflict that characterizes Plain of Jars, a book populated by bullies, men in combat, abusive spouses, and Native Americans seeking a sense of personal identity

Contents:

The C.O.

The odor of dead fish

Shin splints

Plain of jars

A truckload of dead babies

Moogerman

Arrowhead

An attitude of dignity

Creative writing

Standing-in for Fritz Scholder and Yoko Ono

A Christmas story

Marlene

Hollow Horn

Kyrie eleison!

Live coverage of the induction ceremonies at the inauguration of the serial killers Hall of Fame.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-60917-034-2

OCLC:

774285393