Lewis Robinson focuses all eleven stories in his collection on one small town in Maine where sinister and violent things happen, and quirky, humorous things too. Arthur Bradford's stories take place, well, nowhere and everywhere—in an imaginary world that his wit makes very real.
About
Lewis Robinson's work, Officer
Friendly and Other Stories, Adrienne Miller of Esquire said,
“Not a hair is out of place in any of the stories in (this) faultless
debut collection. Combining vivid characters with a pulsing narrative
drive, these pieces are tight like Carver's work is tight—not a superfluous
phrase, no judgment adjectives, action neutrally presented...Robinson
is tremendously adept at building menace slowly, quietly, and the shock
as these stories unfold is one of their great pleasures.”
Robinson lives in Portland, Maine.
photo of Lewis Robinson by Catherine Cole
Humorist
David Sedaris said, “Arthur Bradford's
stories call the word bodacious out of retirement and establish him as
the most outlandish and energetic writer I can think of.” Besides being
collected in the recent book, Dogwalker, his stories have been
published in Esquire, Zoetrope, McSweeneys, and Bomb, and
have won him an O Henry Award.
Having worked with people with disabilities for over ten years, Bradford also directed the feature-length documentary, How's Your News?, about a team of travelling news reporters with disabilities which appeared on HBO/Cinemax throughout 2002.
Even Bradford's relatives aren't sure where he lives. “E-mail is best,” they suggest, “though you could try the PO box in Vermont.”
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The readings at the HVWC are made possible in part by a grant from the Bydale Foundation; with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government, corporations and individuals.