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The death of George Floyd during the pandemic during the Trumpocalypse altered the course of Robert Peate's art. "When Mister Floyd was murdered, I knew I had to change my collection title and cover and write about racism, so I did." The story "Juneteenth" shows what can happen when a son, fed up with his racist father, takes that father to meet some new friends. "Antifa and the Fuzz" is about a girl named Antifa who just can't get the fuzz out of her hair. The poem "The Storming of the Station" is about systemic racism and police brutality, which resulted in a Minneapolis police station being destroyed by citizens revoking their consent to be governed. Other stories and poems in this collection comment on Donald Trump, the pandemic, the dignity of workers, technology addiction in children, and the morality of hunting animals. The collection begins with "Good Help", the story of Rhea Pearlshell, a woman who cleans houses. One day she meets a client who loves Rhea's work a little too much.
119 pages, Paperback
Published November 20, 2020
About the author
Robert Peate
46 books23 followers"One of America's most prolific and interesting writers. . . . [His work is] far too dangerous in this wicked world."—Howard McCord
Robert Peate is a father, husband, teacher, and writer living in West Linn, Oregon, who addresses social issues in his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His work has been compared with that of Ray Bradbury, Rod Serling, Ian Fleming, and Dan Brown.
Robert observes, "At its best, for me writing fiction is simply recording a story I see unfolding before me. I feel that I am the audience, fortunate just to be observing it, and things often happen in my stories that surprise me. As writers know, the characters and conflicts determine the actions. I may know the goal, but I don't know how the story is going to get there, and I think that makes for the most realistic and exciting fiction."
Regarding his work on religion and society: "Controversial topics are only controversial because they are important, so we must address them, in some form or another. I do so with my writing, but of course there are many ways to be an engaged citizen of the World. If we don't address what matters in some way, we skirt our duty as artists and human beings. I just happen to do it with these words that come out of my mind. What do you do it with?"
For more information on Robert and his work, please visit robertpeate.com.
Robert Peate is a father, husband, teacher, and writer living in West Linn, Oregon, who addresses social issues in his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His work has been compared with that of Ray Bradbury, Rod Serling, Ian Fleming, and Dan Brown.
Robert observes, "At its best, for me writing fiction is simply recording a story I see unfolding before me. I feel that I am the audience, fortunate just to be observing it, and things often happen in my stories that surprise me. As writers know, the characters and conflicts determine the actions. I may know the goal, but I don't know how the story is going to get there, and I think that makes for the most realistic and exciting fiction."
Regarding his work on religion and society: "Controversial topics are only controversial because they are important, so we must address them, in some form or another. I do so with my writing, but of course there are many ways to be an engaged citizen of the World. If we don't address what matters in some way, we skirt our duty as artists and human beings. I just happen to do it with these words that come out of my mind. What do you do it with?"
For more information on Robert and his work, please visit robertpeate.com.
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July 8, 2022
Insightful stories that bring you smiles or make you reflect. The poems are descriptive and emotional in a detached way, so it's like catching a glance into Peate's brain and getting to watch for that moment.
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