Bøger af Richard Lutman

The visceral tension of some of these diverse stories forms a cumulative effort affecting uncomfortable situations. Basic fears, despair, dejection, reminiscence, and a little hope run deep throughout the collection. A few find redemption. George Tucker, editor. Well-written collection. A good read. Janet Stokes A well-crafted diverse collection of fifteen stories.Thomas James Richard Lutman has a MFA in writing from Vermont College and is listed in the Directory of Poets and Writers. He has taught writing courses and had over forty of his stories published. His novella "Iron Butterfly" was short-listed in the 2011 Santa Fe Writers Competition. His first novel was published in 2016. A short story collection was a finalist in the 2020 American Book Fest: Best Books.

"The Holy Terriers" is an account of Winston, Abigail and Oliver, three elderly Terriers who never acted as expected. Yet their greetings, antics and comfort they gave me made my life worth living as they each became my best friend and teacher.

Creek Bait by Richard Lutman is a collection of very interesting stories, covering a variety ofthemes and featuring intriguing and well developed characters. There is a lightness in tone, a playfulness of words that reflects the fleeting nature of a sexual relationship between the characters. Then stories are deeply reflective of the human condition, of the enduring quest for a happiness that is elusive, of loss, of pain, and redemption. The world building is impeccable, the writing perceptive and deceptively simple, with words that convey hidden import. One notices the author's sense of setting and how he brings it alive in each story, creating images like the quiet sea below the rough gray and granite cliffs, and the sounds of the surroundings.