Chapter 1 Jeremy Bannister decided he wanted to be a big-shot novelist when he was ten years old, the age at which his mother first allowed him to begin checking books out of the public library on his own. He was fascinated by the idea of writing famous books to earn money rather than working […]

Gary Reilly
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A Colorado author’s book introduces us to a gritty, reluctant superhero whose powers stretch the imagination
The only piece of fiction published during Gary Reilly’s lifetime was a short story in 1978. “The Biography Man” was published by the Iowa Writers Review and later picked up by the Pushcart Prize Anthology (1979). From that point until his death in 2011, Gary wrote 25 novels. None were published during his lifetime. Since […]
Posted inBook Excerpts, SunLit
A hit-and-run, a dim bar, a drink and a decision sketch the inner landscape of one man’s world
The only piece of fiction that he wrote that was published during Gary Reilly’s lifetime was a short story in 1978. “The Biography Man” was published by the Iowa Writers Review and later picked up by the Pushcart Prize Anthology (1979). From that point until his death in 2011, Gary wrote 25 novels. None made […]