Earplugs

by Bram Riddlebarger

A quaint town overtaken. Antique dealers selling off the living room. Relationships that fizzle. Ensconced biddies fighting the newest mayor, Ms. Service Industry. Who will win? And will Lisa, the young woman jogger with the Band-aid and the pink bandana ever return? In this novel a quest for earplugs tries its best to defy old age, young love, and the burden of change.


A quaint town overtaken by a new order. Antique dealers selling off the living room. Relationships that fizzle. Ensconced biddies with their Eau du Auld fighting the newest mayor, Ms. Service Industry. Who will win? And will Lisa, the young woman jogger with the Band-aid and the pink bandana ever return? In this novel a quest for earplugs tries its best to defy old age, young love, and the burden of change.

171 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 20, 2012

About the author

Bram Riddlebarger writes, plays music, and lives in Southeastern Ohio.

Reviews

[Rudolph Redington · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book. A disillusioned, sentimental, interesting, often comic view of a philosophic towny. Evokes something in someone intimate with mid-range Appalachia and is sentimental, sees it's beauty, but isn't horribly optimistic.

[Alan ten-Hoeve · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tale of love lost not only on a personal level but with the fickle culture in which we are all inextricably entwined. To me EARPLUGS is one of those rare creations that explores the boundaries of what a great american novel can be.
Acerbic and funny, yet brilliantly poetic. I hope to be reading Bram Riddlebarger's work for years to come.