Personals: Dreams and Nightmares from the Lives of 20 Young Writers

Personals: Dreams and Nightmares from the Lives of 20 Young Writers by Beller, Thomas. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780395857960.

Here, in an edgy and provocative collection by some of Americas most talented young writers, are the raw and personal truths of those in their twenties in the 1990s: essays on founding a theater company, on guarding your virginity, on searching for the perfect job . . . or the perfect love. Alongside stories of a Catholic single mother or a savvy bartender come musings on a southern road trip gone haywire and an outrageous childhood in the Midwest. A gritty mix of candor, longing, and desire, this collection lays bare lifes highs, lows, and in-betweens for a stunningly gifted and eclectic group. A MARINER ORIGINAL.