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Literature & Fiction

Ratch, Jerry

Poetry

Scarecrow Pr

"I became a fool for Adrienne Parker the first moment I set eyes on her." With these words, Philip Janov, a middle-aged realtor and poet, begins his escape into life and freedom after fifteen years in a sour marriage; an escape that calls into question what his life has been about, forcing a reexamination of family loyalty and allowing him to become the person he truly is inside. At the same time, Philip’s older brother Darrell struggles to hold on to the wife he has suffocated with his controlling nature. As one man’s life comes together, the other’s falls apart. Jerry Ratch knows how to mix a potent brew of magic mushrooms, dead bodies, jealous suitors, drinking binges, and midnight escapades in green trucks and red Saabs. It is a story that is rich with atmosphere and insight into the human spirit.

Wild Dreams of Reality

Literary

Creative Arts Book Co.

Puppet X

Shameless Hussy Press, 1976

Light

O-Books

<p>Written by a Realtor who is also a poet and novelist, <i>Homeowner Haiku</i> elegantly encapsulates the often enervating process of the real estate transaction. These brief flashes, a perfect calming gift for anyone buying or selling a home, satisfy and challenge the reader with vivid images and pithy insights, as in this sample: "Dream house / we see our / children climbing the pear tree / that's not yet planted." Sherry Karver's artwork expands the experience of poems like "Zen and the Art of Homeownership" and "Those Little Voices" that run the gamut from comic to elegiac.</p>

Homeowner Haiku

Humor & Entertainment

Karver, Sherry

Humor

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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