Nothing But Waves and Wind Romance In The Longcut

In The Longcut

Schmidt’s rare vision is a journey into many literary worlds

this rare and revealing glimpse into the creative process pulls back the curtain on the composition of a playful and self-conscious work of fiction

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"Some Instructions to My Wife Concerning the Upkeep of the House and Marriage

Nothing But Waves and Wind Romance In The LongcutA musty bar in off season Cannon Beach, Oregon, provides the setting for an unsuspecting Frenchmans introduction to the many ways life can go wrong for the unlucky in America. He listens as the barflies nightly recount their tales of woebetrayal, broken families, financial ruin. Though they seem at first to tolerate the newcomers presence and sympathy, a tide of violence is rising, one he perceives only dimly until it is too late to escape. A musty