Screen Door Jesus & Other Poems

by Christopher Cook

Fiction. Christopher Cook vividly paints a portrait of small town America in his humorous and often irreverent collection of ten short stories, "Screen Door Jesus". The title story considers the chaos that ensues in Bethlehem, Texas when an image of Jesus appears on Mother Harper's screen door. "And I Beheld Another Beast" features Vernalynn threatening to shoot down a television antenna she insists is sinful. In "Serpent", a woman transforms into a snake for committing a mysterious sin.

195 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

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Christopher Cook is the author of many short stories and the award-winning fiction books "Robbers—Special Edition" and "Screen Door Jesus & Other Stories". His most recent releases are "The Salvage Yard—Collected Stories" and "Tongues of Fire—Novellas & Stories". All are available in both print and e-book editions.

Christopher’s novellas and award-winning short story “The Pickpocket” are also published separately as stand-alone e-books. "The Pickpocket" is available in both English-only and bilingual French-English e-book editions.

A native Texan, since 1994 he has lived in France, Mexico, and the Czech Republic. He currently lives in Prague. His wife is the Czech artist and poet Kateřina Piňosová.

Christopher’s books have been translated for foreign editions in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and the UK. His stories have been included in numerous anthologies. "Screen Door Jesus" was made into a feature length movie.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had low expectations (locally published), but I was pleasantly surprised. These stories all take place in Bethlehem, TX, which may or may not be a real town in the "piney woods" of East TX (there was no internet for me to verify, and I don't care to now). Too many descriptives to wade through at times, but they're good stories.