With Richard Brautigan's knack for the compact and Ray Carver's knack for the poignant, Allen Woodman moves through a landscape of bizarre, yet disturbingly familiar scenarios. For whether Woodman is employing fairy tales or longer, contemporary stories, all his characters ring -- not just true -- but you. Allen Woodman directs the creative writing program at Arizona State University (Flagstaff, AZ) and that old bromide about "those who can't, teach" clearly does not apply to the tale-spinning tales of Mr. Woodman. Saved By Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald And Other Stories is a testament to his mastery of the short story format. In addition to the title story, the reader is in for a compendium of literary treats with The Christian Viewpoint; Wallet; In the Hall of the Lost World; The Further Adventures of the Household Saint; Kiss; Waiting for the Broken Horse; Vinyl Repair; Bones of Marriage; The Cruelty of Chairs; The Silence of Textiles; Gulf; TV Guide; Fathers; Foreign Postcard; The Appliances of Loss; The Bear Tamers; The Church of Summer Sausage; The Pleasure Garden of the Root Vegetables; The Shoebox of Desire; Life Story; Still Points; and The Lampshade Vendor. -- Midwest Book Review In this charming collection of stories, Allen Woodman introduces a prototypically Southern cast of characters.... Mr. Woodman captures the special qualities of particular moments, finding the important in the trivial. He reminds us that life is not made up of great events, that daily routines and chance encounters provide the real fiber of human existence. -- The New York Times Book Review, Christopher Atamian Used Book in Good Condition