Lower Case E's and Other Stories - Softcover

Hagan's Trial & Other Stories came early and still feels strong. The common tenor may be best reflected in the title story, in which Hagan the weimaraner stood trial for murder, after chomping LeRoi the French poodle. Though ghastly, the event generated strong cases on both sides, the defense contending that LeRoi had it coming; he was such an ankle biter and wouldn't stop barking. And alas, 20 years ago in the Carolina Lowcounty, he was gay.  The prosecution rested on Murder 1, your honor. The judge was also the mayor, who tripled as patrol officer working the village's primary source of revenue, a speed trap on the highway into town. Oh, Hagan's Trial gets back, gets down, gets it on.

Hagan's Trial spans two continents over two decades. The stories are slice-of-life vignettes from the Carolina tidelands to the California coast, from Europe in the 60s to the tropics of today. Together they comprise a journal of sorts, of moments in life, of integrity and deceit found in unlikely places, of friendship between people and animals and between people too.Wintner's fierce, compelling prose breathes fire and life into his characters. Fans of his novel-length fiction will be gratified to know that time has not enlarged Wintner's ability to suffer fools gladly.