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July 1, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog // 0 Comment
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
July 1, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
"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...
Baxter's Friends, boredom, men, middle age
June 29, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog // 0 Comment
I've been asked, since the release of my novel Baxter's Friends whether I am familiar with the novelist Jonathan Franzen and whether his writing influenced me. The answers are- yes, I am familiar with him and no, he has not influenced my writing, for several reasons I will set out hereinafter.
I assume I am asked these questions because we both are originally from the more...
Baxter's Friends, dick-lit, Harry Crews, Jonathan Franzen, Ned Randle, Oprah Winfrey, St. Jude, St. Louis, The Corrections
June 26, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog // 0 Comment
I have had a number of friends, acquaintances and family members give me positive feedback on Baxter's Friends. It is very gratifying when people you know and respect like your work. I hope the word spreads to others. Thanks to more...
Baxter's Friends, dick-lit, review
June 19, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
Love’s Alchemy
Review by O. Victor Miller
Running at Night: Collected Poems 1976-2012
By Ned Randle
I don’t read much poetry anymore, never write about a living poet, never would’ve discovered Running at Night by Ned Randle without a personal connection to the poet, his wife Rita, his niece, his deceased sister Carol, to whose memory this thin book is dedicated more...
aging, Cahokia Mounds, O. Victor Miller, poetry, Running at Night, St. Louis, Vic Miller
June 17, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
Baxter's Friends
Ned Randle
Coffeetown Press
PO Box 70515
Seattle, WA 98127
9781603811620, $13.95, www.camelpress.com
Middle age is where we wonder if there's more to life than what we've seen. "Baxter's Friends" tells the story of Jerry Baxter and his associates, as they struggle with the burden of entering the second half of their lives, dealing with their more...
June 6, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 2 Comments
Nice post on the Coffeetown Press more...
June 3, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
Baxter's Friends, a work of literary fiction, was officially released June 1st. The book looks great. Coffeetown Press did an excellent job. The book is available through this website, www.coffeetownpress.com and more...
May 27, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
My short story "The Boston Tar Baby" is included in Prism Review #15 recently published by University of LaVerne, LaVerne California. The review can be purchased from the more...
May 22, 2013 By Ned Randle in Blog , What's New // 0 Comment
We want our writers, our poets, our storytellers to make rainbows, not black or white nor even simply varied shades of grey. Ned Randle, who touches all three of these descriptions, paints in hues we don't often want to see, but occur in nature, human nature, regardless of what we want. I think Jerry Baxter, would agree with this assessment.
In Baxter's Friends, we more...