Collected Fiction

The Collected Fiction of Keith Hale includes his novels Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (Cody) and Heart and Soul along with his novella Space; his short stories "Breathless, " "Nothing Strikes Back, " and "Truck"; as well as a collection of his early poetry. All works are full and unabridged. From reviews for Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (Cody): A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world.
The novel aches with adolescent first loves. It is tender, funny, and true. - William S. Burroughs Commands much of J. R. Ackerley's honesty, intimacy, and ease of style. Real warmth. - Jonathan Williams, Musings A sense of life, the search for identity, intellectual militancy, the ambiguity of human relationships, unsatisfied desire, and weakness in facing existence are just some of the facets of life that the author evokes with precision.
- Livres (Brussels) Top of the heap of gay fiction. - Gay Community News (Boston) Poetically evokes the pathos of early friendships and the frailty of adolescent dreams. - The Advocate The author has given his novel characters with tenderness, wit, and humanity. You should rush to purchase this book-a remarkable novel that deserves wide readership. - Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) The message transcends common reality.