The Fry Pans Aren't Sufficing

by Peyton Burgess

Overview

The Fry Pans Aren't Sufficing is funny, but this collection also defines an elemental loneliness. I know these people, their voices, their lives caught between earthy double-entendres in the fun-loving Crescent City. The hard-edged comedy of Burgess's narrative is shaped and honed, always merciful, and is peppered with dialogue that's reliable and masterfully executed. Personal and surreal, these poignant survival stories coax the reader into moments of shared feeling, into truth, reflection, and simple beauty.
--Yusef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of Water Clocks and The Chameleon Couch

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944884192
Publisher:	Lavender Ink
Publication date:	01/08/2017
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Peyton Burgess lives with his wife and son in New Orleans where he teaches at Loyola University New Orleans and works in the Monroe Library. He is a graduate of the New York University MFA program, and his work has appeared in Salon, Chicago Quarterly Review, Banango Street, Fiction Southeast, and Big Muddy, among others.

Editorial Reviews

In his debut collection, Burgess explores both the tragic and mundane in the small moments of everyday life.... Sometimes shocking and often strange, this is a fine debut from a striking new voice.

"The Fry Pans Aren't Sufficing" is a book I couldn't put down... a triumphant debut, by Peyton Burgess. These stories are gorgeously brought to life in three parts that weave together so naturally, I often felt I was reading about myself, or my friends, or some long lost best friend from my dreams. I believe in these stories.... I honestly can't wait for Burgess' next projects--

Joanna Valente

The Fry Pans Aren't Sufficing ... proves that a story about disaster relief can be whimsical and a story about a woman giving birth to a koala can be darkly poignant. "Sometimes shocking and often strange," ... With heartfelt honesty and wry humor, Burgess dedicates the first part of the collection to stories that trace the shadow and emptiness left behind by Hurricane Katrina. ... His characters demand the attention and respect of their audience--and leave an impression that's not likely to fade

Erin Little