Urban Tales

by Charles Harvey

Overview

From the author of Othello Jones and Minister Q comes a powerful collection of streetwise, soul-deep short fiction.

Urban Tales gathers Charles Harvey's most gripping and lyrical short stories — where sidewalk prophets meet sex workers, where men slip on the down-low, and secrets ride shotgun on late-night trains. These are voices you know: raw, Black, poetic, comic, broken, healed — and utterly unforgettable.

You'll find stories that first appeared in standalone editions — fan favorites like "Betty's House," "How I Got Over," and "The Ballad of Othello Jones" — now curated into one powerful volume with bonus material.

Whether you're into grit or grace, this is your ride through the underbelly and beauty of the urban soul.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155373094
Publisher:	Wes Writers and Publishers
Publication date:	01/23/2018
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	362 KB

About the Author

Charles W. Harvey is a native Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Houston. At UofH he studied fiction under the guidance of Rosellen Brown and Chitra Divakaruni. In 1987, Charles was a 1st place prize recipient of PEN/Discovery for his short story Cheeseburger, which went on to be published in the Ontario Review. In 1989 Charles Harvey was awarded the Cultural Arts Council of Houston Grant for Writers and Artists. Also in 1989 he was a finalist in the MacDonald's Literary Achievement Awards. Charles has been published in Soulfires, Story Magazine SHADE, High Infidelity, The James White Review, and others. He is the author of the novels The Butterfly Killer, The Road to Astroworld, and Antoine's Double Trouble. He is also the author of several story and poetry collections. He also writes for the stage and screen.