"I enjoyed reading Roadwarrior Blues [one of the collected stories]. The writing is clean and the tension builds." -- Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek"Reading this book is like glimpsing your own reflection in the windows of a passing train." -- Joseph Freda, author of The Patience of RiversFrom the PublisherThere will always be interest in travel stories, since Americans love to be on the move and love to hear about other places and the people who inhabit them. The eleven stories in this collection all stand admirably on their own tied together with a travel theme and introduced by a celebratory essay on the tradition of travel in American literature. Add the psychological insights from a writer who can skillfully put words on paper and you have a worthwhile read. In this collection of short stories, written over a period of more than twenty-five years, we move from the nearby to the distant, making stops in the mountains of Colorado, then Miami, San Francisco, and on to more exotic locales like a 500-year-old cathedral in Europe or a remote village in Central America. Along the way the reader is introduced to a gallery of quirky characters: a reclusive silver miner, the tallest waitress in America, a mysterious couple in a 1966 Plymouth, and a rental-car agent with life-changing powers. In one brief story we only learn the nickname of a fellow passenger who develops a sudden understanding with one of the flight attendants. It's a memorable snapshot that speaks volumes-just like travel adventures in real life.About the AuthorDavid McGahey grew up in the Hudson River Valley of New York State and studied writing at Penn State University and at The New School for Social Research in New York City. He has occasionally worked as a reporter for weekly community newspapers and as a technical writer. Mr. McGahey lives with his family in a North Shore suburb of Boston, where he owns a car with over 140,000 miles on the odometer and is a member of more airline frequent-flier programs than he cares to be reminded of. is downloading pdf books illegal Postcards from the Road: Collected Stories
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Short Stories Reveal Close ConnectionsBy Mike AnthonyMr. McGahey's characters click. Anyone who has traveled will recognize them, and perhaps themselves. It could have been me riding the train in Germany, or renting the car in Miami.