Darrell Spencer

• Nov-1993
• / General Fiction
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"I thought I'd learned what I was put here on earth to learn," says the narrator of "Nothing Sad, Once You Look at It," "but if I had, I'd have understood I could live to be ninety and someone would come down the pike and pull the rug out from und...

• Feb-2002
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"Terse, fast-paced prose, compressed, vivid, and precise."―Kirkus Reviews

• Nov-2004
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A boxer who brings his legs with him comes to the ring with the strength and stamina to make it through every round of a tough fight. In this new collection, winner of the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize, Darrell Spencer delivers fiction with...

• Mar-2005
• / Literary
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Praise for One Mile Past Dangerous Curve:"This book aims to be about the best of us as it shows us at our least. Thank goodness for Darrell Spencer, the only writer in America to be trusted on the subjects of faith, love, weal and woe."---Lee K. Abbo...

• Oct-2010
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The nine stories of "CAUTION Men in Trees" capture the pressure, need, and frequent helplessness of people confronted with intractable reality. As suggested by the collection's epigraph from Superman--"Did you say kryptonite?"--the characters in t...