Creamy Bullets

by Kevin Sampsell

Fiction. CREAMY BULLETS is a new book of short stories by Kevin Sampsell. "With Creamy Bullets, Kevin Sampsell has created a weirdly sexual but wholly believable universe in just the briefest bursts... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981502733
• ISBN13: 9780981502731
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Chiasmus Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

a rock-solid collection!

Short fictions of various lengths, ranging from 1-page "sketches" to longer character-driven studies. There's a lot of material here and a few of the pieces miss the mark. But overall, it's a rock-solid outing of well-crafted, slightly-surreal contemporary prose -- sometimes poignant, sometimes absurd, but always engaging. There's an intriguing undercurrent of memory and loss (lost childhood, lost innocence, etc.) that really resonates, especially when considering the collection as a coherent whole. Sampsell reads like a more down-to-earth and accessible Gary Lutz with a dash of punk rock thrown in -- and that's a good thing. Probably more like 4.5 stars.

Enchanting!

Creamy Bullets is the first full-length collection from Portland publisher and small press icon Kevin Sampsell. Arranged in three sections, small, medium and large, Creamy Bullets is a whirlwind of fantastic prose. Magic realism blends with a diabolical attention to detail that makes this one of the most exciting debuts. This book will hold your attention. The characters will break your heart. The end will make you want to read the entire collection again. A book of nearly delectable treats!