David Rodeback’s Short Fiction
60 East Press’s first two books are collections of David Rodeback’s short fiction. They’re all modern tales, contemporary realism to be more precise, with plenty of humans but no vampires, zombies, wizards, etc., and the only magic is the magic of everyday life.
- Poor As I Am and other stories at Christmas includes the title novella (which is shorter than a novel), Poor As I Am, and eight short stories which somehow involve Christmas.
- The Dad Who Stayed and other stories includes the title novella and a dozen short stories. Childhood, friendship, family, love, and loss are some of the themes.
Support Your Local Bookshop (or Mine)
Print editions of Poor As I Am and other stories at Christmas are in stock in the Local Authors section at HideAway Books in American Fork, Utah, and also available there online. (We’ll add more brick-and-mortar shops.)
Another way to support independent booksellers is to order at Bookshop.org. They handle the purchase and the shipping, but a local bookstore of your choice gets 30% of the price. (If you don’t choose a bookstore, 10% goes into a pool they distribute to member bookstores.) I chose HideAway Books.
- Poor As I Am and other stories at Christmas at Bookshop.org
- The Dad Who Stayed and other stories at Bookshop.org
Buy from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.
Both collections are available as trade paperbacks and e-books from larger retailers, including Amazon. Choose your major retailer at books2read.com:
- Poor As I Am and other stories at Christmas at books2read.com
- The Dad Who Stayed and other stories at books2read.com
Upcoming Author Appearances
Saturday, December 7, 2024 (Utah Authors Day): David will meet readers and sign books at Hideaway Books (a personal favorite) in American Fork, Utah, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Thursday, May 8, 2025: David will present a Thursday Workshop at the 2025 Storymakers Conference at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah, from 3:15 to 6:00 p.m.: “Making Promises and Setting Hooks: Crafting Great Beginnings.” Conference registration is here.
Saturday, May 10, 2025: David will present a one-hour session at the 2025 Storymakers Conference at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah, at 3:10 p.m.: “Crafting Authentic Young Character Voices.” Conference registration is here.
Past Appearances
Wednesday, August 21, 2024: David presented “It’s (Almost) All in the Voices” at an online meeting of the Blue Quill Chapters of the League of Utah Writers.
Saturday, June 22, 2024: David presented two sessions at the Eagle Mountain Literary Conference in Eagle Mountain, Utah: “You Can’t Make a Long Story Short (But You Can Make a Short Story)” and “Making It Strange.”
Friday, June 21, 2024: David and two other authors ran a boot camp for new writers at the Eagle Mountain Literary Conference in Eagle Mountain, Utah.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024: David presented “Giving Useful Critiques and Being a Good Beta Reader” at an online meeting of the Blue Quill Chapter of the League of Utah Writers.
Saturday, June 8, 2024: David presented two sessions at the Summer Writers Symposium at Utah State University: “Worldbuilding? You’ll Need Some Government” and “Writing Young Voices.”
Saturday, April 20, 2024: David presented one session at the League of Utah Writers Pre-Quill Conference in Salt Lake City: “Making it Strange.”
Saturday, December 2, 2023: David appeared as part of the 2nd Annual Utah Authors Day at Hideaway Books (a personal favorite) in American Fork, Utah. Utah Authors Day 2023 featured approximately 150 authors at 46 locations across Utah.
Saturday, November 4, 2023: David appeared at the American Fork Library’s Indie Author Day, one of a dozen authors selling and signing books and giving a brief reading.