Ralph Cissne

Broschiertes Buch

Angel City Singles

Beschreibung

A couple meet in a stand-up comedy workshop. What more can possibly go wrong? Driven by a haunting childhood memory, loner David Bishop moves from Dallas to Los Angeles in search of a fresh start. The ensuing 1987 Black Monday economic crash forces David into a part-time job as a host for singles networking parties. "There's no middle ground," comedian Rocco Manelli warns. "Here it's either old money, new money or no money." Motivated by his attraction to singer Sarah Fleming and mounting financial pressure, David negotiates the humorous challenges of stand-up comedy, a poetic Bohemian subculture, and the forbidding backstreets of Hollywood. A life-affirming story of friendship and redemption, Angel City Singles is filled with suspense, passion and humor as David struggles with the transcendent possibilities for love and understanding.

Autor

Ralph Cissne's first novel Angel City Singles was published in 2018. An award-winning poet, his short stories have appeared in publications such as American Way and Playboy. The poetry collection Don't Be Shy was published in 2015. A native Californian, Ralph Cissne grew up in Oklahoma in a military family filled with storytellers who encouraged his early interest in creative writing. After graduation from The University of Oklahoma School of Journalism he worked in the advertising agency business for several years, launched his creative strategist consultancy and moved to Southern California where he marketed many leading health and fitness brands including StairMaster Sports/Medical Products. In Los Angeles Cissne hosted poetry and performance art venues, studied stand-up comedy with Greg Dean, improvisation with the ACME Comedy Theatre and writing through UCLA Extension. An avid golfer and lifelong yoga advocate, Cissne authored Will of Golf, Mastering the Mind-Body Connection in 2001. He has edited and published the work of his mentor Frank Natale including the books Results, Relationships for Life and The Wisdom of Midlife. Cissne lives in Oklahoma where he writes and volunteers as a creative life skills mentor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Morgan Road
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780999853702
• ISBN-10: 0999853708
• Artikelnr.: 52422610