Author of St. Michael Poker & Drinking Club and Baxter's Friends
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
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...
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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