Author of St. Michael Poker & Drinking Club and Baxter's Friends
REMINDER!! I will be reading from Running at Night as well as a couple of new works August 27th at Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd., St. more...
Focal Point, Poetry at the Point, poetry reading, Running at Night, St. Louis
There is at least one reference to the late actor James Dean in Baxter's Friends. The book is set in the mid-1980s. At the time the male characters were growing up, Dean was an icon, a symbol of rebellious youth, cool beyond comparison. When Baxter, Ferguson and Mitch were teenagers, every boy wanted to be James Dean. It is interesting to note that after his more...
androgynous, Baxter's Friends, confused sexuality, James Dean, physiognomy, rebellious youth
"Baxter's Friends" is an unbridled narrative of three male friends that are searching for ways to deal with the responsibilities, quell the boredom, and fulfill unrealistic desires that plague them as they reach middle age. Ned Randle brilliantly pens their intimate thoughts, reckless actions, and dire consequences that lead two to tragedy and one to self awareness. A more...
Down Cemetery Road is the much-anticipated prequel to the unforgettable Baxter’s Friends. Ned Randle raises the curtain on the formative years of Billy Bright’s life, revealing a formula for his adult years that is at once both intoxicating and utterly sobering. Down Cemetery Road delves into the disillusionment of adolescence sadly often shot down by mid-life.
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