The Blacktop Champion of Ickey Honey

For more than two decades, these distinctive stories have been appearing in a wide variety of prominent anthologies, magazines, and journals from Playgirl to American Review, Best American Short Stories to Penthouse. "A major motif of many of the entries in this ... collection is the world of sports and games-its lessons, philosophies, and healing powers ... The author controls an impressive range of subjects and styles; his writing is smooth and sure, stimulating, insightful and entertaining from beginning to end." Publishers Weekly