A Long Swim Upstream
By Mike Feder
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About this ebook
A Long Swim Upstream is a collection of stories by national radio show host Mike Feder.
Most of these stories first appeared in New York Son (Crown Publishers, 1988). They have been revised and a new story has been added for the current book. With two exceptions, the stories—told over a period of seven years, from 1981 to 1987—were first done as monologues on live radio. Later they were transcribed and edited for purposes of publication. Some of the stories have similar incidents or characters. This is because they were told years apart, each time to a new audience.
I wanted to re-tell these stories because I believe the characters and themes are universal, and because they are very good stories. There is always a new audience.
Mike Feder
Mike Feder has been a radio personality and host for almost 35 years, first on WBAI and WEVD in New York City, and now nationally on Sirius XM and PRN.FM radio. He has performed his autobiographical stories in colleges, theaters and nightclubs. His stories and cultural and political essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s magazine, Alternet and the Huffington Post. He is the author of New York Son and The Talking Cure. Mike has been a welfare worker and a probation officer, manager of a non-commercial radio station, paralegal, book abridger and editor. He owned and managed a used, old and rare bookstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent as usual ... thanks Mike ... hope to hear from you soon.