Eagle Claw and Other Stories

Eagle Claw and Other Stories is a work of great variety. The title story is fiction about the aborted mission of the U.S. Army's Special Forces to free the hostages held in Tehran under the Carter administration. Tales of a road trip where the author gets his block knocked off, a duck hunt in the middle of the northern flight, and cleaning his shotgun describe life on a road less traveled. Stories of heat exhaustion, skin cancer, and cravings for alcohol reveal his precarious health. Memories of catfishing on the Mississippi River, downhill skiing, and a mile-long road, where he always shot a grouse, tell of lifelong passions. Yarns of a rock concert that causes suicidal thoughts, a patriotic party at his hi-rise, and a dentist who ruins his teeth bring out his unique voice.