Sex and Sunsets

Humorous Literary Fiction

Author: Tim Sandlin

When twenty-nine-year-old professional dishwasher Kelly Palamino — who hears voices in running water; whose toilet tell him to eat fish; whose Water Pik quotes Ezra Pound — sees the dark-haired bride in full wedding regalia punt a football over the rectory before turning resolutely to walk down the aisle, it’s love at first sight. And Kelly won’t let a little thing like….Read More

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