Never say it’s too late in your life to start writing! Steve Shlam joins us to talk about his first published novel, “The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane”. It was nominated for two prizes, and is a fascinating dive into the world of 1950’s-60’s wrestling. Haystacks, a nice Jewish boy, goes on the road with his manager into the world of scripted wrestling and discovers it’s far more dangerous than he was first informed. Told from the perspective of a man in and out of consciousness in a hospital, the hero’s journey breaks the mold from many of the strictures of the genre.
- Steve’s website
- Steve’s book
- Other buying options
Other mentions from Episode 222:
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- William Faulkner
- Mick Foley
- Once in a Lifetime
- Petaloudes, or the Valley of the Butterflies