slighted. - Softcover

Broughman, Chad V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1955521069 ISBN 13: 9781955521062

Verlag: Etchings Press, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

A young man that just wants his father's approval, a woman who just wants the best for her misunderstood daughter, a young girl forced to see the harsh side of humans-Chad V. Broughman's short story collection slighted. brings together twelve stories with suspenseful yet twisted realities. He explores mental illnesses, loss of childhood innocence, and the complex reality of humans.

These stories show what it means to be misunderstood and forced to make decisions that show the reality of human nature. There is a feeling of relatability that runs through many of the stories and makes readers think back to some of the decisions they might have made. Broughman skillfully brings in characters that readers can relate to and draws them back to the reality of a human's decision-making process. He understands and works with the complexities of the human psyche which leads readers to face realities they otherwise would not realize.

"I try not to feel anything, no sadness, no anger, no love; yet I feel all three, welled up and perched in my throat," Broughman writes in the story "unfolded." This is the reality that many people have to face when they see someone they are not particularly close to close to death. Broughman uses this to get people to think about how they would feel in these particular situations. It gets the readers to wonder and feel the need to carry on reading.

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Chad V. Broughman was the recipient of the Rusty Scythe Prize Book Award and the Adobe Cottage Writers Retreat honor in New Mexico. As well, Chad was awarded two chapbook contracts for his short story collections--"The Forsaken" and "Slighted"--both published by Etchings Press. His fiction can be found in journals nationwide, such as Carrier Pigeon, East Coast Literary Review, River Poets Journal, Burningword, Pulp Fiction, Sky Island Journal, and From Whispers to Roars, and he is anthologized in Write Michigan Short Story Anthology, On Loss, and Scribes Valley Anthology. He is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee, holds an MFA from Spalding University and served as co-editor for the fiction/poetry blog "Cafe Aphra" based out of the United Kingdom. Chad teaches English and Creative Writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels but is most proud of his roles as a husband and devoted father to two rambunctious young sons.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Etchings Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1955521069
• ISBN 13: 9781955521062
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 124
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