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One Last Dance With Lawrence Welk & Other Stories: And Other Stories

di Peter Damian Bellis

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A slim gathering of short stories from the man behind River Boat Books, [[Peter Damian Bellis]]. Wonderful characters populate the pages, real and fully formed people who might remind you of the oddballs in you own life. When the tories are at their best, they detail the every day lives of these characters. though the stories stretch their seams a little when Bellis scratches at the otherworldly. The only story I didn't enjoy was the final one, a chapter from Bellis' novel - I am sure it's a personal failing, as I'm never attracted to stories or books written in the dialectic pidgin of a place - sorry Mr. Bellis, but I don't care for Faulkner either.

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blackdogbooks | Jul 3, 2022 |

This short story collection 'One last dance with Lawrence Welk' by Peter Damian Bellis blends magical realism with southern gothic literature in a very effective way. There's almost this sense of timelessness to these stories mostly set in coastal Florida.....but also a healthy bit of comic effect too. I had this feel kind of like John Kennedy Toole/Leonard Gardner meets Bioy Casares. It's a really fine book....though maybe a little too short. Mr. Bellis is a very talented writer and should write more IMO. There is a chapter at the end that's taken from his novel 'The Conjure Man' which is absolutely hilarious. I would very much recommend. (

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lriley | Mar 26, 2018 |

Peter Bellis' One Last Dance With Lawrence Welk And Other Stories is a surreal world of characters in stories where anything can happen. A young boy from Minnesota brings two ghosts together through music, a wealthy gadabout recalls the night of his death, an ancient miracle man travels the country roads of Florida in search of customers for his Blue Elixir of The Nile. Bellis is gifted storyteller with a mastery of the short story format and and a knack for engaging the reader's "sense of wonder". -- Midwest Book Review

"Peter Damian Bellis has an original and compelling style!" - Joyce Carol Oates

"A real display of virtuosity - Peter Damian Bellis' stories sail across landscapes armed with mythic charms, finely tuned details, and enough grittiness to take the paint off your car. Peter Damian Bellis is a genius of the unexpected."
-Jonis Agee, author of Sweet Eyes
(A NY Times Notable Books of the Year)

"I love the stories of Flannery O'Connor and Joyce carol Oates. And Gabriel Garcia Marquez, of course. Peter Damian Bellis is also a writer who has had a great influence on me."
-Luana Monteiro, critically acclaimed
author of Litte Star of Bella Luna
(Delphinium Books/HarperCollins Publishers) (

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