Works by Cheryl Peck (Writer)

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Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs (2004) -- Finalist 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Humor
A gay Erma Bombeck meets A Girl Named Zippy in this delightful debut about the misadventures of a woman of size.Cheryl Peck has stories to tell--about her cats, about her family, and about what it's like to be a gay woman of size living in the heartland. There's the story of the time she hit her kid sister in the head with a rock. Then there's the time her father gave her swimming lessons--by throwing her into the water. When she came shrieking and spluttering to the surface, he said, "Good--she can swim." There are the reasons 300 pound Cheryl has become an inspirational goddess in her gym. There are universal stories about a daughter's love for her mother and father. Cheryl Peck unfolds all these stories with a healthy sense of humor and intelligent wit in a book that reads like fiction and explores the themes of family, growing up, love, and loss. The stories in this collection are about seemingly unremarkable events that make a life--but like fat girls sitting on lawn chairs, these are events that don't let go.
Revenge of the Paste Eaters: Memoirs of a Misfit (2005) -- Finalist 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Humor

Works by Cheryl Peck(Writer)