One-Eyed Man and Other Stories

This collection of 21 stories is organized into five sections each with from one to six stories loosely focused on a particular place/time and set of characters. The Blue Heron Lake stories follow a community of Latino workers who eventually attempt to make their town a sanctuary city. The Brandon Forsythe stories feature a talented African American man wrongfully imprisoned. Unemployable as an ex-con he becomes a successful drug lord. The Carmichael stories feature two generations of Swedish immigrants in upstate New York facing--or avoiding--the challenges which industrialization and automation create. The Snake stories set in 1920s South Carolina provide disturbing unforgettable images of Jim Crow at work.And the stand-alone story Morocco we believe will convince readers that travel can help heal the deepest of wounds.