The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine Stories that bend the conventions of short fiction Padgett Powell\'s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South.
Whether he\'s chronicling a housewife\'s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol\'.
The Stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive.
His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness.
The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine Stories that bend the conventions of short fiction Padgett Powell\'s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South