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Scouting for the Reaper

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Each of the characters in Scouting for the Reaper faces an unanticipated challenge: transporting a truckload of penguins across the country, arranging a proper Jewish burial for the remains of Gregor Samsa, selling tombstones dressed as a Girl Scout. These stories explore the domestic and professional adventures of people in over their heads, while leavening their struggles with humor.

Jacob M. Appel is the author of more than two hundred published short stories and is a past winner of the Boston Review Short Fiction Competition.

Language: English

Pages: 185

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Black Lawrence Press

Release: February 11, 2014

ISBN: 1937854957

ISBN 13: 9781937854959

Scouting for the Reaper

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Each of the characters in Scouting for the Reaper faces an unanticipated challenge: transporting a truckload of penguins across the country, arranging a proper Jewish burial for the remains of Gregor Samsa, selling tombstones dressed as a Girl Scout. These stories explore the domestic and professional adventures of people in over their heads, while leavening their struggles with humor.

Jacob M. Appel is the author of more than two hundred published short stories and is a past winner of the Boston Review Short Fiction Competition.

Language: English

Pages: 185

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Black Lawrence Press

Release: February 11, 2014

ISBN: 1937854957

ISBN 13: 9781937854959

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