{"id":4079,"date":"2013-07-06T15:56:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2013-07-07T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T00:20:39","slug":"sneak-preview-of-the-man-the-myth-the-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/sneak-preview-of-the-man-the-myth-the-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneak Preview of THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND"},"content":{"rendered":"

My new short story collection,\u00a0The Man, The Myth, The Legend<\/em>, will be released in less than a week, but I wanted to give readers a sneak preview of the collection’s content, hopefully piquing people’s interest in the book before it appears.<\/p>\n

A collection of entertaining and unique stories about 10 men, The Man, The Myth, The Legend<\/em> explores the idea that while men may come from very different walks of life, at root they are more alike than they seem, grappling with the same issues and facing the same dilemmas: love, lust, adultery, greed, pride, ambition, revenge, death, and a desire for their lives to mean something.
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\nFrom the emotionally poignant to the outrageously humorous, these stories dramatize the lives of a wide range of fascinating men:<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0African big-game hunter
\n\u2022 \u00a0Writer and bond salesman
\n\u2022 \u00a0Homicidal violinist
\n\u2022 \u00a0Road sign \u201cengineer\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0Bootlegger
\n\u2022 \u00a0Global grain explorer
\n\u2022 \u00a0Corporate speechwriter
\n\u2022 \u00a0Professional dogcatcher
\n\u2022 \u00a0Fine arts painter
\n\u2022 \u00a0Civil War general<\/p>\n

In the award-winning story \u201cThe Bootlegger,\u201d an ordinary man goes to extraordinary lengths to provide for his family during the Great Depression. In \u201cThe Blonde Imperative,\u201d a modern man contends with something all men have since the beginning of time\u2014gut-wrenching temptation. And in \u201cThe Lost Dispatches of General George B. McClellan,\u201d an infamous Civil War general reveals the pitiful but hilarious depths of his own self-deception.<\/p>\n

Brimming with action-adventure, ample humor, and clean, picturesque writing, The Man, The Myth, The Legend<\/em> combines the compelling narrative drive of great movies (\u201cWhat happens next?\u201d) with the gemlike beauty of the short story form.<\/p>\n

The collection contains the following stories (in quotes) and additional content:<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Last Great White Hunter\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Magnificent Murphy\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cSonata for Knife & Violin in D♭ Major; Op. 1 \u2018Revenge\u2019\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Man Behind the Signs\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Bootlegger\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cSeven Whole Grains on a Mission\u2122\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Blonde Imperative\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Dogcatcher\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0\u201cThe Charmed Life and Singular Death of Jacob Homer Stanley\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0Bonus Story (downloadable PDF): \u201cThe Lost Dispatches of General George B. McClellan\u201d
\n\u2022 \u00a0A Note from the Author
\n\u2022 \u00a0About the Author
\n\u2022 \u00a0Excerpt from A Real Piece of Work<\/em><\/p>\n

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* The Man, The Myth, The Legend<\/em> (MML) will be available for Kindle, NOOK, and Kindle- and NOOK-enabled devices on Friday, July 12<\/strong>. Look for links to the books on this site, my Twitter page<\/a>, and my Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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** The brilliant MML book cover design is by Elisabeth Pinio. The stupendous photograph on the cover, \u201c315\/365 – The 365 Toy Project<\/a>,\u201d is by David D. (a.k.a. puuikibeach) on Flickr. My heartfelt thanks go out to both of them.<\/p>\n

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Awesome photo on the cover of my new story collection, THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND, is by David D. (@puuikibeach<\/a>) http:\/\/t.co\/tzvhmSMk9B<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Orcutt (@chrisorcutt) July 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n