NOVEMBER 3O, 2020;WHITEHALL, PA.
David Beedle announced today the upcoming publication of his first book, a collection of novellas and short stories called Punk Party and Other Accounts of Mischief. The publication, in conjunction with BookBaby, is targeted for release on all major online book retailers early in 2021.
In a blog post, Beedle wrote of his long-standing desire to publish these fictional tales. “The writing has been done for a while — four short(ish) stories and one novella. Except for one of the stories (resurrected from the vaults of the mid-1980s), I wrote them all over the past three years.”
The five stories gathered in this collection stir a stew of humor, innocence, redemption, and romance—all keeping the reader turning pages until its satisfying, slightly tear-inducing conclusion.
Punk Party is the coming-of-age story of a man whose coming-of-age should have happened much sooner. His journey weaves together a Chevy Chevette, beer league hockey, and a girl who is clearly out of his league. Bit Player chronicles a B-level television actor willing to do anything for film glory, and the agent who can make it happen—for the right price. The short fable, The Man Who Never Had an Original Idea, is the unfortunate account of a laborer whose foray into storytelling leads to a hilarious, but tragic, result. And finally, Johnny Sidney, Police Detective and Last Call at the Crusader Lounge. Two stories separated by thirty years, they recount the misfortunes of a one-armed police detective and his faithful partner, and the evil corporation that separates them both from what they care about the most.
A book trailer is planned for release early in January, 2021. Pre-orders for the book are expected to begin in mid-February.
David Beedle is a writer hunkered down at home in Pennsylvania with his family. He is also the author of a science-fiction novel, Bottleneck, and is the keeper of the blog, Find Five Seconds, at davidbeedle.com. He leads a second life as a video editor, animator, and motion graphics artist.