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Title: The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea

Author: Christopher Meeks

Narrator: Christopher Meeks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-16

Publisher: White Whisker Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Here is a story collection about love, death, humor, and the glue called family. In one narrative, a man wakes up one morning to find the odor of dead fish won't go away, but no one else can smell it. In another, a couple's visit with friends to watch the Academy Awards has the protagonist envying his friends' lawn and lifestyle. In these and 11 other stories, Christopher Meeks balances tragedy and wit. As novelist David Scott Milton explains, "In this collection, Christopher Meeks examines the small heartbreaks of quiet despair that are so much a part of all our lives. He does it in language that is resonant, poetic, and precise.... If you like Raymond Carver, you'll love Meeks. He may be as good - or better."

Members Reviews:

Loved the different short stories

I enjoyed all of the short stories, and the funny ones were really funny. There was one scene in a San Francisco club in one of the later stories which was a scream.

Stories you will never forget

Would you consider the audio edition of The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea to be better than the print version?

Relationships are at the center of each of these stories. They will make you think about your own life, the people that you know, and what each of them might encounter in their day-to-day lives.

Each of these stories is an extremely real slice of life. They are very well-written, and the characters are so genuine that it is almost scary. I can see any of the events in these stories actually taking place.

These story lines and characters get inside your head, and they wont leave. They tug at your deep inner emotions. Thought provoking and gut wrenching, they are stories that you will never forget.

My husband, a truck driver, listened to these stories from beginning to end with no break between them. His advice would be not to listen to them when you are tired. He agrees with me that the stories are very well-written and that Mr. Meeks is a very talented writer. But if literary fiction is not what you are used to reading or listening to, there is a chance that these stories will depress you. At the same time, they are impossible to pull yourself away from.

Academy Award Afternoon and Evening A small gathering to watch the Academy Awards causes one man to wonder just how well do we know those we associate with and claim as friends.

Green River Witness to a disintegrating relationship, one mans viewing of total sadness causes him to think back on his own troubled marriage. All the while, his son is extolling the virtues of chocolate.

No matter what is going on in our own lives, the world and all of its problems are still out there continuing on.

The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea During a fishing trip, a mans brother-in-law confides to him about his life-threatening issues.

The Scent Where is the bad smell coming from, and why is he the only one who smells it? And this scent follows him wherever he goes.

Divining Health-conscious Ellis, a New Yorker living in Hollywood, is searching for a job. He keeps worrying about electrolytes and cholesterol and sugar. This is the story of a man who is so blinded by what he thinks he wants that he is unable to see that what his true desire is right in front of him. When he does finally realize it, it will it be too late?

The Rotary Sullivan is very close to his grandfather who has always been there to help him, but now he has had a stroke and is dying.