In Close to Spider Man--which won a Danuta Gleed Literary Award--readers were introduced to the crystalline storytelling voice of Ivan Coyote. The talent evident in...

In Close to Spider Man--which won a Danuta Gleed Literary Award--readers were introduced to the crystalline storytelling voice of Ivan Coyote. The talent evident in that first collection is confirmed with One Man's Trash, a series of connected stories about being queer, searching out new frontiers, and being on the road.

The characters in One Man's Trash make evident the child in all of us, when heroes and superheroes won the day.

Including the hilarious account of an attempted lesbian wedding in a Las Vegas chapel, and a touching tale of being beguiled by an uncle's independent-minded girlfriend, these are stories about being on the road: to the northern tundra or the southern desert, through cities and towns, on horses, in trucks and vans, with friends, family, and lovers. In achingly personal tones, Ivan Coyote paints beautiful and honest portraits of life, the road, and the spirits within.

Praise for Close to Spider Man:

"Blissfully rich . . . [a] thoroughly entertaining . . . surefooted, humorous take on misfit love and familial solidarity."--Publishers Weekly

"Coyote's debut short story collection is powerful. . . . These stories consistently detail the pain of being mis-understood, of living and trying to love where one doesn't fit in, and doesn't want to. Their beauty is in the sheer emotion they provoke."--Lambda Book Report

Ivan E. Coyote is a Vancouver writer and performer who first came to attention as a member of Taste This, who collaborated on the award-winning book Boys Like Her.

Author: Ivan Coyote
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.84w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9781551521206


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 08/01/2002 pg. 25
Lambda Book Report 01/01/2003 pg. 18

About the Author

Ivan E. Coyote is a writer, storyteller, and circus performer. Their first book of short stories, Close to Spider Man, won the Danuta Gleed Award. Their second book, One Man's Trash has garnered international acclaim. They live in Vancouver and has recently completed a CD with their band One Trick Rodeo called You're a Nation.