Naked Pueblo is a short story collection written by
Mark Jude Poirier and first published by
Crown[1] in 1998.[2] Poirier's debut collection, it includes the following stories, all set in and around
Tucson,
Arizona:[3]-
"Son of the Monkey Lady"
The narrator tells of his lifelong friend Chigger and his widowed alcoholic mother, and of an evening spent at
San Carlos Lake.
"Before the Barbeque Hoedown" (first appeared in Gulf Coast, summer/Fall 1996)
Jackpot, the daughter of a stripper from
Agua Prieta replies to an ad in the Tucson Citizen in order to get out of
Eloy and becomes the assistant to a
realtor in Tucson dependent on
valium.
"La Zona Roja" (first appeared in BOMB, June 1997)
Sam tells of his trips to
strip joints in
Nogales with his old friend Beezer and of the strain this puts on his marriage to Becky who is working on a dissertation on
Botero entitled The Sensuality of Plump.
"Pray for Beans" (first appeared in Coe Review, May 1997)
Maxim's middle name is Jude. Harper believes he is therefore able to influence
St. Jude in praying for her brother and promises to cook beans for him if he visits shrines on her behalf.
"Ska Boy, 1986"
Ted tells of his life as a
mod in the Tucson
ska scene including a clash with
skinheads.
"Tilt-a-Whirl" (first appeared in Laurel Review, Fall 1997)
Tells the story of how 'Monkey Lady' (from the first story) lost her foot on a
tilt-a-whirl ride
Naked Pueblo is a short story collection written by
Mark Jude Poirier and first published by
Crown[1] in 1998.[2] Poirier's debut collection, it includes the following stories, all set in and around
Tucson,
Arizona:[3]-
"Son of the Monkey Lady"
The narrator tells of his lifelong friend Chigger and his widowed alcoholic mother, and of an evening spent at
San Carlos Lake.
"Before the Barbeque Hoedown" (first appeared in Gulf Coast, summer/Fall 1996)
Jackpot, the daughter of a stripper from
Agua Prieta replies to an ad in the Tucson Citizen in order to get out of
Eloy and becomes the assistant to a
realtor in Tucson dependent on
valium.
"La Zona Roja" (first appeared in BOMB, June 1997)
Sam tells of his trips to
strip joints in
Nogales with his old friend Beezer and of the strain this puts on his marriage to Becky who is working on a dissertation on
Botero entitled The Sensuality of Plump.
"Pray for Beans" (first appeared in Coe Review, May 1997)
Maxim's middle name is Jude. Harper believes he is therefore able to influence
St. Jude in praying for her brother and promises to cook beans for him if he visits shrines on her behalf.
"Ska Boy, 1986"
Ted tells of his life as a
mod in the Tucson
ska scene including a clash with
skinheads.
"Tilt-a-Whirl" (first appeared in Laurel Review, Fall 1997)
Tells the story of how 'Monkey Lady' (from the first story) lost her foot on a
tilt-a-whirl ride