The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories

by Bob Stockton

Overview

A shipwreck's tragic toll in human life. The changing face of a quiet turn-of-the century neighborhood. A man who lost his wife unexpectedly. An obnoxious drunk who gets more than he bargained for. A horse who develops an affinity for a Hawaiian saloon. A submarine's up close and personal encounter with a snoozing whale. Each of these stories and much more are found in "The Blue Collar Blues," award-winning author Bob Stockton's personal anthology of forty-six short stories that have been published over the past decade.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162940883
Publisher:	Robert Stockton
Publication date:	01/06/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	581 KB

About the Author

Award-winning storyteller Bob Stockton left high school in 1957 to join the Navy, where he served for 20 years, retiring in 1977 as a chief petty officer. Since Navy retirement Bob has earned undergraduate and graduate university degrees and has worked as a shipyard welder’s helper, adjunct graduate instructor, epidemiologist, pharmaceutical trainer, small business owner and international radio host. Exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam led to the Veterans Administration declaring Bob fully disabled. He now lives near his three children and four grandchildren in Jacksonville, Florida.