Beyond the Kopjes [Kindle Edition]

Midge Raymond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 2011

In “Beyond the Kopjes,” a short story from Midge Raymond’s award-winning collection, FORGETTING ENGLISH, a woman traveling in Africa finds herself coming to terms with her own past as she witnesses firsthand the brutality and beauty of the animal kingdom.

“Raymond skillfully uses the resources of place, culture, and language to reveal the complications of the heart and the complexities of human character and circumstance.” —Jack Smith, Pleiades

“In addition to Raymond’s lovely characterization and sense of place, her deft use of metaphor is intuitive and contributes to the sense of closure present in each story." —Book Club Classics

Product Details

• File Size: 75 KB
• Print Length: 19 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Ashland Creek Press (February 18, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004OEKFH6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #527,129 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Midge Raymond's short-story collection, Forgetting English, received the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. Originally published by Eastern Washington University, the book has been reissued in an expanded edition by Press 53.

Midge's stories have appeared in TriQuarterly, Redivider, Bellingham Review, American Literary Review, Indiana Review, North American Review, Bellevue Literary Review, the Los Angeles Times magazine, and many other publications. Her work has been nominated for three Pushcart Prizes and received an Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship.

Midge taught communication writing at Boston University for six years, and she has taught creative writing at Boston's Grub Street Writers and Seattle's Richard Hugo House. While living in Southern California, she held writing workshops and seminars at San Diego Writers, Ink, where she also served as vice president of the board of directors.

Midge lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest, where she is a co-founder of the boutique publisher Ashland Creek Press. Visit her online at www.MidgeRaymond.com.