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I get a kick out of hearing people argue over the superiority of their favorite rock bands because they get so very serious. And that was the impetus for this story. I wanted to create characters who could quote heavy metal lyrics with a straight face. The setting came to me first: early 80’s, air guitar, bonfires, and a Chevy Nova with a C.B.P.A. system. I found my characters quickly after that: a drunken bookworm and an insecure metal–head, about to fall in love.

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SUSAN HENDERSON is a Pushcart nominee, a recipient of an Academy of American Poets award and a grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation. She recently helped judge the “20-Minute Stories Contest” at McSweeney’s. Her work has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story Extra, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, Bellevue Literary Review, South Dakota Review, Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, North Atlantic Review, Other Voices, and The Future Dictionary of America (McSweeney’s Books), edited by Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, and Dave Eggers. Her novel, Such a Small Lie at the Time, is represented by Michelle Tessler at Tessler Literary Agency . She is married to a costume designer who, in his spare time, makes short films with their children.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Motorhead, January 19, 2006 By  David Niall Wilson - Author of DEEP BLUE "boo... (Hertford, NC United States) - See all my reviews This is a well-thought-out glimpse into the mind of a young girl, the intricacies of family, friends, siblings and lovers, and reads almost like poetry. I'd love to see something at novel length from this author. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story, February 5, 2006 By  J. Nichols "Jim Nichols...Slow Monkeys and Ot... (Warren, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Motörhead is a wonderful story. I love the young narrator, how she's carried her pure and brave heart from childhood to adolescence. She ventures into the world like a teenaged Quixote, tilting at parents and peers, her Rosinante a Chevy Nova. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Great story--great new way to read stories!, January 22, 2006 By  C. Coffman (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)       I really enjoyed reading Susan Henderson's story Motorhead--it's a lovely story with interesting characters, and the writing is great, without being precious. I also love the new way to read stories. The PDF and HTML version of Motorhead both look fantastic. With the IPod everybody's realising that when you want to hear a song you don't necessarily want to buy the whole CD, and this feels like the same kind of experience--I felt like I was in control and able to read exactly what I wanted, not what some publishing company decided to shove down my throat. I'm a big reader of books but I also like the idea of downloading great stories, like a good micro-brewery beer, one at a time and really savouring them--without feeling I have to plow through a whole collection. Having said that, I'd love to see what Henderson does with a novel-length work . . . Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 11 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars I can't even say Motorhead without singing it... Wow! Let Lucy (this stories' protagonist) take you to where dreams live and die at the same time. Well worth the trip. Read more Published on March 23, 2006 by Paul Cunningham 5.0 out of 5 stars Teenage kicks I loved this story. Henderson has a soft touch. She is able to transform the main character, Lucy, in a short space, from innocent to experienced, without turning her into a... Read more Published on March 4, 2006 by D. Cameron 5.0 out of 5 stars This is not the Wonder Years I loved Wonder Years, but Motorhead is probably closer to what many of us experienced. Well written, romantic, intelligent, and a little disturbing for those of us who have... Read more Published on February 19, 2006 by C. Gray 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Sue Henderson shows a remarkable and rare ability to get to the heart of things. She remembers. She remembers the important details and she can remind us just how it was, how it... Read more Published on February 12, 2006 by Mary McCluskey 5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to read A simple coming of age story, told simply, which made it such a pleasure to read. I wish Lucy had lived next door to me the one year I was in high school in the States; I wouldn't... Read more Published on February 9, 2006 by Richard Lewis 5.0 out of 5 stars I give it 2 forefingers and 2 pinkies up... This is the fourth story I've read by Susan Henderson, and they all rock. Susan writes prose the way that Clapton plays the guitar. Read more Published on February 3, 2006 by J. Spring 5.0 out of 5 stars 'Motorhead' is funny, touching, brilliant Ms. Henderson's "Motorhead" is written with a sincerity and depth that is both funny and heartbreaking, most often at the same time. Read more Published on January 31, 2006 by Thomas Jackson 5.0 out of 5 stars A superfreak of a story. read it. All of my teenaged life, I wished for an older brother whose friends would come by, fall in love with me, and lift me above the kids at school. Read more Published on January 29, 2006 by Myfanwy Collins Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 11 customer reviews...