Description: DRIVE, DIVE, DANCE & FIGHT is a book of stories on the themes of youth, growth, & discovery. "Kennedy's characters are full, alive, & each story is rich & deep. He writes with wisdom, & it is perhaps that wisdom which turns some of his stories of great sorrow into something triumphant. The title story is worth the book's price. It is funny, gloomy, terrifying, & joyful."--Andre Dubus. "The American short story is a thriving art form, & no one embodies its vitality, range & depth more energetically than Thomas E. Kennedy. His stories pulse with humor, moral edge, & a deep sympathy for the human predicament."--James Carroll. Thomas E. Kennedy is known among his peers as a talented writer & among his fans as an author who delivers. He is the author of 11 books in the United States & abroad: three novels, two short story collections, two anthologies, & four volumes of literary criticism. His stories, essays, poems, interviews, reviews, & translations from the Danish have earned a number of distinctions, including O. Henry, Pushcart, & The European prizes. His fiction has been cited frequently in the Pushcart Prize volumes & in the Best American Short Stories.

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