A Bowl Full of Nails

Finalist, Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction Fiery young Gus Bessemer vows to stop the war in Vietnam. His weapon of choice? Guerrilla street theater.

"With a dynamic plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this rough-edged tale bursts with humor, rebellion, tragedy, betrayal, and espionage."
-Mary Mackey, author of Season of Shadows

Degelman holds an MFA and teaches fiction writing at California State University. His novel Gates of Eden won an Independent Publishers Book Award.