The Goodbye-Love Generation
A Novel in Stories
by Kori Frazier Morgan
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A Novel of Northeast Ohio’s Music Scene, the Kent State Shootings, & the End of the Sixties.
Kent, Ohio, 1969: The Purple Orange is rapidly becoming one of the most popular bands in northeastern Ohio's thriving music scene. Guitarist Alex Johnson is struggling to escape his painful and abusive past through his musical ambitions, while their impulsive lead singer, Maddy Winters, is turning heads with her captivating voice and larger-than-life personality.
But when the shootings at Kent State in May 1970 shatter the group and their expectations of stardom, they each must come to terms with how the tragedy defines their art, relationships, and politics—and how it will shape their identities in the years to come.
Set over a period of fifty years, The Goodbye-Love Generation explores the lives of its cast of interconnected characters as it examines not just the Vietnam era and its lingering effects, but the decisions we all must make for the future as we interpret the events of the past.
Praise for the Goodbye-Love Generation
"A novel of beautiful, searing stories that show us the insidious tentacles of war, and how they become part of the DNA we pass down through place and ravaged hearts."
Rita Dragonette,
author of The Fourteenth of September
At its heart, this is a collection of vignettes that shows us how events shape not only our lives, but how their ripples travel through time and space to touch others in ways we couldn’t begin to imagine. It’s about reflection and impact and growth. And for Kent State alum, it’s about JB’s and The Venice and hanging out on Water Street.
Reader Tara Reynolds
"A creative & imagistic rollercoaster [...] You will experience the heights of joy & fulfillment & the depths of sadness & failure [...] & find beauty in the flawed humanity of the characters that echoes our own experiences during & after tragedy."
The Blue Mountain Review
About the Author
Kori Frazier Morgan is the daughter of a Northeast Ohio musician & a relative of a Kent State survivor. She holds a B.A. in creative writing & professional writing from Ohio Northern University & a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from West Virginia University. Her work has appeared in Shenandoah, SN Review, Stories of Yearning, Forge, Switchback, Prick of the Spindle, Scarlet Leaf Review, Blanket Sea, Calla Press, Agape Review, & other national & regional publications. In 2020, she was named a nominee for Best of the Net.
She is the founder and Chief Literary Strategist of Inkling Creative Strategies, an author services company that helps writers reach their full creative potential so they can impact and inspire readers.
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