Grit and Roses: Stories

By Eugene M. Babb and Eugene M. Babb

The stories in Grit and Roses trace the unsteady arc of a life spent pursuing a dream. A musician's career, filled with the hard, grueling work of perfecting a craft, the mishaps and disappointments of touring, and the between-gig times of mundane jobs and restless wandering, in 60s & 70s America and the Pacific Northwest. They also transcend the basic framework of a journeyman musician and explore more universal issues: desire, aimlessness, regret, hope, determination-the search for meaning in a stranger's smile and a cool drink, a backcountry sunset, or the neon beacon in the distant dark. Eugene Babb's proses have a cadence, a tempo, that suits the telling of a musician's experiences. Grit and Roses marks the debut of promising new voice in contemporary fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160944101X
• ISBN13: 9781609441012
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Vertvolta Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"