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BENEATH A HUNTER'S SKY

by

John Bascom

"A wounded African lion faces-off with his tormentors just as all hell is about to break loose in "The Hundredth Lion". And in the allegorical tale, "Bear Hunt," a man comes to grips with his own natural mortality as he confronts a deadly, stalking Alaskan brown bear on Chichagof Island. These are some of the offerings in John Bascom's unique nineteen-story collection of short fiction about dangerous game hunting, fishing, adventure, and coming of age in his book, "Beneath a Hunter's Sky." Combining drama, humor, and nostalgia, Bascom pulls from his real-life experiences on safari in Zimbabwe, fishing in the Caribbean, and bear hunting in Alaska as he weaves his fictional tales with craftsmanship and emotion."

Table of Contents

Story

Author's Note                                       v

In Africa                                              9

A hunter comes to understand the

most important things in his life as 

he faces lethal game in Botswana

Bear Hunt                                           41

The distinction between failure and

success is redefined in this allegory

of a hunter grappling with life and

death in southeastern Alaska

Undeliverable                                      69

Two hapless hunting partners see their

shared adventure very differently

Molly & Me                                          95

An alienated divorced father and

his daughter reconnect and heal

on a fishing trip to Beaver Island

Chewore Safari Journal                       115

An eleven story novella of the

author's hunting safari in the

Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe

         Renewal by the Chenje                        115

        Tsoma and the Mbada                          131

        Trial by Fire                                         137

        Joy & Mourning among the Mopanes      159  

       Whack 'em, Stack 'em, Pack 'em           177

        Bere and Mbada                                   187

        The Gray Ghost                                    195  

        The Widow-Maker                                 205

        Fear & Death above the M'Kunga           227

        The End of a Thing                               249

        A New Beginning                                  253  

The Fight of the Century                      261

A shy, scrawny young boy fights a                        

notorious tough in the 1950s and

wins closure with his father

  

The Hundredth Lion                            285

An arrogant client is paired with a

disapproving professional hunter

as they face a deadly lion

The Church of the Epiphany                 309

A Vietnam veteran father and his

son just returning from Afghanistan

share a legacy of wartime trauma

The Motleytown Bonefish

Extravaganza                                      327

A couple on a hastily arranged

bone fishing trip find themselves 

in an odd place with eccentric people

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Beneath a Hunter's Sky, by John Bascom, is a collection of short stories about hunting, fishing, Africa, Alaska, and dangerous game.  At 348 pages, it is was ranked #1 by Amazon when released in the category of short stories.  Look for it in print and as a Kindle or Nook eBook on Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com