Field Trips to Reality

by Doyle Raymond Vines

Overview

FIELD TRIPS TO REALITY is the second book of short stories, thirteen tales by poet, storyteller, songwriter and author, Doyle Raymond Vines. The first book, 'WRITTEN PICTURES" was first published in 2009. An expurgated and slightly modified second printing came out in 2011.
A number of the stories found in 'FIELD TRIPS TO REALITY' are in fact, true stories; inspiration for the title. Some are pure fiction. One tale, 'Slaughter' is a blend of these. "The Uninvited" is a timeless parable. There should be something for everybody in this more mainstream collection of adventures, lifechanging moments of human insight, semi-biography, glimpses into life a few decades ahead, lives of ordinary people, poetic visions, and social comment.
["I Was Surprised" is an excerpt from his popular short novel, 'Winter Soup', printed in June of 2013. "Silver Star' appeared in the local newspaper (as noted). "Cold Pork Sushi Stew" and a version of "Old School Feminism" have appeared in the Poet's Post anthologies of poetry. "The Last Book" appeared in the second printing of "Written Pictures."]

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482725254
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/26/2014
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author, now retired, lives in a small grower's/artist's town in So IL with his lovely wife, Susan, after spending most of his working life in Arizona. Jerome AZ is his chosen hometown. A child of poverty, he grew up working in his father's salvage yard. He received degrees from SIU and ASU in Government/ Public Administration, after which he spent much of his public service life opening medical clinics for the indigent, as Manager for three Arizona Towns, as a politicql candidate, and as the CAO of the 2000 Central Phx Census.
A lifelong advocate of whole and natural foods, he owned a popular restaurant near ASU for a decade. He also promoted local music and provided same for the popular "Mill Avenue Arts and Crafts Fair".
He now travels, writes and performs both spoken word and music, and plays poker tournaments. He enjoys the company of fellow writers, poets and musicians, and is involved in Transpoetic Playground, ISPS, 326 Productions Open Mic and "Howlin at the Moon". His poems have been included in a half dozen anthologies in the past four years. He is the founder of Facebook's Poet's Post and editor of four poetry anthologies through SouthPass Publications.

Previous works, "Written Pictures" and the acclaimed "Winter Soup" are available online and on Kindle. Two novels, two books of poetry, a thirty song CD, and an anthology are in the production phase.