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I Can Outdance Jesus
A country singer determined to write a song so offensive it will destroy Nashville. Two friends pretend to be Mormon so they can terrorize a small town. A child tries to turn himself into a vampire while his family collapses around him. A man writes prospective suicide notes for all his friends. The characters in I Can Outdance Jesus go on bizarre and unforgettable adventures, taking them from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. The strangeness and humor of the mountains comes alive in these stories of reprobates, grifters, drunks, and manipulators who are trying to wring out whatever self-destructive joy they can from their particular slice of America.
- GenresShort Stories
151 pages, Paperback
Published April 8, 2024
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September 27, 2024
Davis’s 10 stories, several of flash length, take place in small-town Kentucky and feature a lovable cast of pranksters, drunks, and spinners of tall tales. The title phrase comes from one of the controversial songs the devil-may-care narrator of “Battle Hymn” writes. My two favourites were “Kid in a Well,” about one-upmanship and storytelling in a local bar, and “The Peddlers,” which has two rogues masquerading as Mormon missionaries. I got vague Denis Johnson vibes from this sassy, gritty but funny collection; Davis is a talent!
Originally published on my blog, Bookish Beck.
Originally published on my blog, Bookish Beck.
June 21, 2024
Really excellent! Weird, wild, & wonderful.
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