Knockemstiff

p>Blunt, brutal, but infused with a deep sympathy, i>Knockemstiff/i> is a pitch-dark and hilarious collection of stories set in a tiny town in Southern Ohio.br>br>The youth of Knockemstiff grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, they are stunted in every possible way: emotionally, mentally, sometimes physically. They talk a lot about escape but they never so much as cross the county line./p> p>Blunt, brutal, but infused with a deep sympathy, i>Knockemstiff/i> is a pitch-dark and hilarious collection of stories set in a tiny town in Southern Ohio.br>br>The youth of Knockemstiff grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, they are stunted in every possible way: emotionally, mentally, sometimes physically. They talk a lot about escape but they never so much as cross the county line./p>