A Second, Less Capable, Head - Hanna, James

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Résumé :
A Tea Party activist discovers that he is growing another head. A playboy befriends a fickle female only six inches tall. A flasher, clad in a London Fog raincoat, seeks the perfect pose. A rape victim confronts her assailant when she visits a maximum security prison. A nurse, suffering from erotomania, stalks a woman she barely knows. A schizophrenic thug is pursued by ghoulish hallucinations. James Hanna uses fantasy and stark realism in these nineteen penetrating tales. His gritty style skewers the human comedy and makes reading dangerous again. We can only call this an instant classic… You will have to read these stories slowly, with some breathing room in between, to fully appreciate the genius of James Hanna. - Grady Harp, Top 100 Hall of Fame Reviewer A sinister sense of irony pervades the stories in this perverse, darkly fantastic anthology. Author James Hanna has a unique insight into the most curious aspects of the human condition and does not shy from exploring these to their shockingly logical conclusion. A Second Less Capable Head is exceptionally memorable from beginning to end. - Midwest Book Review The mark of an artist at the peak of his literary powers, there are scant few tales that won't linger beyond the page. Without a doubt, A Second, Less Capable Head delivers one of the most powerful and cutting collection of stories you will ever read. - Book Viral

Biographie:
James Hanna wondered Australia for seven years before settling on a career in criminal justice. He spent twenty years as a counselor in the Indiana Department of Corrections and has recently retired from the San Francisco Probation Department, where he was assigned to a domestic violence and Stalking Unit. James' familiarity with the criminal element has provided fodder for much of his writing. His debut novel, The Siege, depicts a hostage standoff in a penal facility. Ron Slaven, Top 100 reviewer, writes, This is the raw, gritty and complex reality of life in prison and the best of its genre that I have ever come across. Call Me Pomeroy, James second novel, chronicles the madcap adventures of a street musician on parole who joins Occupy Oakland and its spinoff movements in England and France. He does not join for political reasons but to get on television, attract an agent, and land a million dollar recording contract for Ants in My Pants, his marathon ditty. The first chapter, appearing in the inaugural issue of Empty Sink Publishing, was deemed Editor's Choice for that issue. James' third book, A Second, Less Capable Head and Other Rogue Stories, features stories written in several genres, including science fantasy. These tales were first published in literary journals that want stories written in blood. Stories that deal in unvarnished truths over political correctness. Red Savina Review, The Literary Review, and Crack the Spine have all published James' stories. James has been nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize.