E. Christopher Clark - Author and All-Around Geek
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All He Left Behind
Book Synopsis
Editing a novel is an exercise in slaughtering your darlings, but in All He Left Behind the outtakes finally get their chance to shine. In eleven tales excised from the pages of his forthcoming novel Down the Cape, E. Christopher Clark brings his supporting cast into the spotlight. “Ian” tells the story of the fat best friend, and the father who made him that way. “The Silver Family Singers” offers a glimpse behind the music that was the soundtrack for a young girl’s childhood. “After the Prom” and “One Last Time” continue the tale of the tragic would-be writer Matthew Silver, a yarn Clark started spinning in his first book, Those Little Bastads. And, in “The Tale of Old Silas,” you’ll find the story of the crotchety old man whose seeming disdain for his children set the stage for every heartache that followed.
Table of Contents
01. The Seventh Draft
02. The Tale of Old Silas
03. Metal Night at the Roller Kingdom
04. Al and Rob
05. Robin: The Word on the Ceiling
06. After the Prom
07. One Last Time
08. Carl
09. Ian
10. Tomorrowland
11. The Silver Family Singers
Sample Chapters
“The Tale of Old Silas”
Ever wondered how a crotchety old man ended up so damned crotchety? Well, Matthew Silver did, and here’s what he found out.
“Metal Night at the Roller Kingdom”
More than anything else in the world, Michael Silver wants a chance with Desiree Emerson. Or so he thinks. His cousin Matt, it turns out, thinks differently.