Joe Samuel Starnes
Author of Calling
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A Refugee's American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service (2023) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Two men on a long bus ride, talking and sipping, mile after mile. You can hear the bus tires in the rhythm of their speech. You can also hear the sound of their shared southern past with its pains and joys. "Calling" is reminiscent of Faulkner,
I can't help but think, though, that the story would be far more powerful and acclaimed if it had been shortened and published as a novella in one of the high ranking literary outlets, although perhaps its previous publication made that difficult.
I received a review copy of "Calling" by Joe Samuel Starnes (Open Road Integrated Media) through NetGalley.com. It was first published in 2005 by Jefferson Press.… (more)