{"product_id":"9780692222690","title":"The Downriver Horseshoe","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE DOWNRIVER HORSESHOE\u003c\/b\u003e draws its stories from the landscapes and people of the industrial, south side of Metro Detroit called Downriver. It is Americana with a gritty, blue-collar twist-filled with quirky, rough-hewn characters like Duke Peterson, a retired cookie-truck driver who, at the behest of his nasty, invalid wife, has to hock his grandfather's old shotguns to make rent; there is George Rimbaud, a morally confused mailman who continually crosses the line and intertwines his life (and sex life) with people along his route; and also Simon Touhy, a young man who falls in love with a prosthetic leg found at his worksite on Mt. Trashmore, a landfill converted to public ski slope. With the luck and pride of Downriver at their side, these men march on, making the best decisions they can in an area that can be bleak and beautiful and dangerous on the same block.\u003cp\u003eAll of the stories have previously appeared in nationally distributed magazines such as \u003ci\u003eLIT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCimarron Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStoryglossia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeloit Fiction Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe MacGuffin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtticus Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNeedle: A Magazine of Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThieves Jargon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvatar Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePebble Lake Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cb\u003eTHE DOWNRIVER HORSESHOE\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery story in \u003cb\u003eTHE DOWNRIVER HORSESHOE\u003c\/b\u003e is full of secrets, and so many of the lines keep surprising me. The way Scott Miles sees the world is fresh and effortless, like a kid coming across a new animal he's never seen before. What do you name it? How do you describe its sound? That's the experience-except with strippers, suicide, brutality, and a whole lot of pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Anthony Neil Smith, author of \u003cb\u003eALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Miles's writing is funny and dark, often on the same page. His compelling characters and original stories make \u003cb\u003eTHE DOWNRIVER\u003cbr\u003eHORSESHOE\u003c\/b\u003e a must-read collection. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Steve Weddle, author of \u003cb\u003eCOUNTRY HARDBALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood writers know how to flip a phrase, coin a simile. A great writer, like Scott\u003cbr\u003eMiles, makes other writers want to steal from him. Visiting and revisiting Scott's stories are like hitchhiking barefooted on the side of the road. As you scan for signposts, you cut the soles of your feet on shards of shattered glass. The jagged edges sting, prick, and splinter your skin, and you're sure you'll never make it to the ball on time. But once you get past the pain, you're amazed by how the pieces fit and form a whole-not of a magic slipper-but a steel-tipped work boot made of grit and kerosene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dan Cafaro, Founder and Publisher, \u003cb\u003eATTICUS BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stolen Time Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49859103883504,"sku":"9780692222690","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692222690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}