Book description
In 'Hair's Fate', when Daniel's father chops off his hair with a
kitchen knife for meddling with his younger sister's doll, he decides
to leave home. He hitches a ride with a trucker by the name of Cowboy
Roy who plies him with liquor and pills, before suggesting a
disquieting solution for Daniel's hair problem.
In 'Knockemstiff', Hank has been sweet on Tina Elliot for some time.
When he hears that she's planning on lighting out for Texas with her
boyfriend, he allows himself to get a little pensive-even if it makes
a long day's work at the store feel that little bit longer.
Part of the Storycuts series, these two stories were previously
published in the collection Knockemstiff.
Don Pollock grew up in Knockemstiff and worked in the Mead papermill
for thirty-two years before leaving to become a writer. He teaches
literature and composition at Ohio State University.
