Bob Strother' s collection of thirty-six short stories is available for ordering from Main Street Rag's Online Bookstore
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What others are saying about
Scattered, Smothered, and Covered:
"Bob Strother serves up a heaping helping of Southern short stories in a collection
which defies easy categories with vampires, cheerleaders, debutantes, ghostly little girls,
hitmen (and women), Ma Barker, a Marine gunnery sergeant with his own unique method of rehab,
and my personal favorite --- a septuagenarian soviet sniper who takes the theft of her welfare check
unkindly. Well-crafted, with sharply drawn characters, wry wit, and a touch of darkness, they
breathe with life and a deep and obvious fondness for the South of his heritage... warts,
chittlins', and all."
--David Weber, bestselling author of the Honor Harrington series
"This is a smart collection. Strother is at his best when he choreographs the dance between a man
and a woman: from Zelma and Jeff, teenagers teaching each other to kiss in 'Baby Don't Say Don't' to
the burglar, Brody, held at gun point by the old woman he's robbing in 'Sniper.' The faces are familiar,
but Strother effectively surprises and unnerves. A clever and engaging read."
--Carla Damron, author of Death In Zooville
