Hal Howland

Cities & Women - The Shadow of the Phoenix Hal Howland

An amazing collection of short stories from Key West writer and musician Hal Howland, you will encounter several popular characters from Howland?s previous titles and introduces a world of unforgettable newcomers. The first of two title stories reminisces about a lifetime spent living in and visiting great cities around the globe. And the second title story remembers the women with whom a man came of age, if not into maturity. Also you will find ?Evidence,? where a middle-aged actor remembers two former girlfriends, opposites in every way, who presumably still own photographs of him naked. ?The Grand Tour? follows a small-time nineteen seventies crooner and his disparate bandmates on a hilarious American road trip. ?Jocelyn Davies? tells of a lovelorn singer whose sexual awakening dissolves a stalled relationship. ?Piano Trio? describes a noisy sex romp taking place upstairs in an old woman?s guesthouse. And ?The Mansfield Effect? recalls a comic one-night stand with an over-endowed drama student. More than 30 stories in all.