Personals: Dreams and Nightmares from the Lives of 20 Young Writers

by Thomas Beller (Editor)

Here, in a vibrant and edgy collection, are brave and personal truths from men and women in their twenties in the 1990s. Here are tales of romantic entanglements in cyberspace; of entrepreneurial invention; of a madcap search for the perfect job...and the perfect love. Alongside stories of a Catholic single mother or a philosophical boxer come musings on a Southern roadtrip gone haywire and on a hilarious Midwestern childhood. These twenty writers take the particulars of their own rocky road toward adulthood and make them palpable, real, and universal.

284 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 1998

About the author

Thomas Beller is an American author and editor.

Reviews

[behsforensics]

Look at Confessions of a Liar
Udall, Brady

[Shannon Barber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like most anthologies there were a few pieces I liked less than others. Overall a decent read.

[Charlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[SaintAnn's]

Thomas Beller is editor and Jennifer Farber is a contributor.

[Audrey · Rating 1 out of 5]

The bar of consideration to be considered a promising young writer is rather low. This book is no exception.