Collected Stories 1947–1965
Gil Orlovitz
December 3, 2024
ISBN 9798218527310 Paperback / 408 pages / $22.99

A collection of all 22 known short stories by American poet, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Gil Orlovitz (1918–1973), author of the novels Ice Never F and Milkbottle H. Cover design by the author's son, Ethan Orlovitz.

"As to Orlovitz, I find him at his best, very good. Certainly his delivery seems original."
— Charles Bukowski (1958)

Contents:
The Death of Sam Runnymeade
Lila Bohmer
Tears from a Glass Eye
A Metaphysical Inquiry into Adam Zion Davidson Written by Mr. R
What Are They All Waiting For?
Alice
The Statement of Erika Keith
Ah, Kathleen
—Image in Static Continuum
Footnote on Willis
A Fourth of July
What Will You Give Our Lord Tonight
The Rest of the Staff Was Out
One Orange and One Blue
Fob at Bay
A Deposition of Ben Berman
Something to Tell Mother
A Back Cover
On Such Sundays
The Brass Plaque
The Photographer
I’m Just in Sparta on a Visit