A Collection of Stories
"These four short stories of wayward husbands, drunken taxidermists, malevolent street kids and beach people with nowhere to go capture the eccentric charm and occasional menace of San Diego's most consistently funky neighborhood."
~ San Diego City Beat
Why is there a seagull in the freezer?
Is Vincent sick, dying, or just looking for attention?
Why does Becky see visions of the past while searching for a lost turtle?
These questions are the start of a journey that explores the relationship between human nature and responsibility. Set against the gritty backdrop of Ocean Beach, San Diego, each story is a portrait of failure, half-truths, and personal mythologies. Hope is not always reasonable, but it helps us get through the day.
Chapters:
Dead Weight
Vincent
Lawrence
Rojo
“An adulterer, a sexy taxidermist, a college graduate, and a man harboring a secret are some of the sardonic characters you’ll meet in the Ocean Beach collection, which explores the noir underbelly of San Diego’s eclectic OB. Truscott delivers clever prose through a troupe of well-crafted beach town misfits, whose stories allow us a dynamic entry into experiencing a series of truly raw moments; those that give us the grittiest, most interesting dose of humanity, in one of the most beautiful cities on earth.”
““There isn’t a word of fluff in Clayton Truscott’s prose. He brings you so deep inside the head of his characters, you might be relieved that it’s only a short story.” ”