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""When you're a carpenter's son, there are things you don't tell your mother..."" In this debut essay collection, Ryan Rickrode reflects on what it means to be a son and to become a father in a world full of chainsaws, ladders, and lead paint. Both a memoir and a meditation on risk, work, and family, Accidents Will Happen charts a journey from the bee stings of childhood to the roofing work of Rickrode's early adult years and beyond, to the swirly gray ultrasound images of a child not yet born. ""A heartfelt examination, through effective storytelling, of a family bonded by the sharing of physical work, genuine affection, and faith."" - Gary Fincke, author of After Arson: New and Selected Essays ""Accidents will sharpen you the way only the best writing can. I read it in a single sitting-more a breathless gulp, really-and when I came up for air, my vision felt clearer, and my heart more able to receive the present moment. This collection is a fantastic introduction to Rickrode's work, which should leave any reader eagerly anticipating what he does next."" -Tyler James Russell, author of When Fire Splits The Sky and To Drown A Man

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""A heartfelt examination, through effective storytelling, of a family bonded by the sharing of physical work, genuine affection, and faith."" - Gary Fincke, author of After Arson: New and Selected Essays ""Accidents will sharpen you the way only the best writing can. I read it in a single sitting-more a breathless gulp, really-and when I came up for air, my vision felt clearer, and my heart more able to receive the present moment. This collection is a fantastic introduction to Rickrode's work, which should leave any reader eagerly anticipating what he does next."" - Tyler James Russell, author of When Fire Splits The Sky and To Drown A Man

Author Information

Ryan Rickrode is the author of The Mountains May Depart and Accidents Will Happen: Essays & Photos. He received his MFA in fiction and creative nonfiction from the University of Montana in 2013 and has been writing and teaching in Central Pennsylvania ever since. As a senior lecturer in English at Messiah University he teaches courses on creative writing, composition, and literature. As a writer he's interested in the ways narratives shape people, the ways in which faith and art can overlap, and the ways in which familiar stories like fairy tales can be made new once again. His shorter work has appeared in various places, including Dappled Things, The Windhover, and The Cresset. You can read more of his work at ryan-rickrode.com.

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