The Naked Beach

"The Naked Beach" is the final book in the Harry Powers' seven-book series, "The Innocent Sensualist." Half of the 28 chapters have been published in literary quarterlies. The realism of Harry's "adventures" most resembles the sensual portrayals of Henry Miller, Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and Charles Bukowski: The sinner/saint grandma on the dirty little Nebraska farm during The Great Depression, the harsh humor/tragedy of Basic Training, the two stubborn but passionate virgins, the Lt. Colonel's wife in Holland, Mara, the good-hearted whore, in Rome. innocent orgies in the wild '60's, the dangerous baby sitter, the Preacher Lady and other 53 personal-ad women. And the naked beach.

"The Naked Beach" is the final book in the Harry Powers' seven-book series, "The Innocent Sensualist." Half of the 28 chapters have been published in literary quarterlies. The realism of Harry's "adventures" most resembles the sensual portrayals of Henry Miller, Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and Charles Bukowski: The sinner/saint grandma on the dirty little Nebraska farm during The Great Depression, the harsh humor/tragedy of Basic Training, the two stubborn but passionate virgins, the Lt. Colonel's wife in Holland, Mara, the good-hearted whore, in Rome. innocent orgies in the wild '60's, the dangerous baby sitter, the Preacher Lady and other 53 personal-ad women. And the naked beach.

Grant Flint has been published in Story Quarterly, The Nation, The King’s English, Poetry, Weber, The Courtland Review, The Sun, Slow Trains, Northwind, and 37 other print and online journals. He won the memoir prize in the 2007 "Soul Making Literary Contest," was published in the 2007 "Writer’s Digest Short Story Competition Collection,” and nominated for the 2009 Pushcart Prize. He has been writing for 60 years, does stand-up comedy, composes jazz on the keyboard, and meets wonderful women in the personal ads. His seven E-books are on Amazon.