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Title: Whiskey Nipple by Doug Frelke ISBN: 0-9677771-1-9 Publisher: Redline Press Pub. Date: February, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $12.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (10 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Whiskey Nipple brings the emergence of a great new author
Comment: As I finished reading Doug Frelke's "Whiskey Nipple" I felt two distinct emotions. First a sadness, the kind that you feel when a great summer vacation comes to an end. And second appreciation, the kind you feel for having experienced it in the first place. This collection of short stories has left me stealing moments of introspection throughout my days since I turned the last page. Although the book itself is slight, Frelke's cast of characters certainly is not. From a young naval officer's unenviable tasks of delivering folded flags to next of kin; to a teenage girl faced with caring for her dying father's every need; one can't help but find themselves doing a little soul-searching in the process. Frelke's characters are honest and unflinching as if I were catching glimpses of their diaries. I can say with equal honesty that I will look forward to reading future works by this sharp young author. And in the meantime, read "Whiskey Nipple" again as should any of you. A great read indeed.

Rating: 5
Summary: Being there at the beginning
Comment: When I was in college, the Dave Matthews Band was just starting out, playing at private parties, fraternity houses, and small clubs around Virginia. There was an electricity in the air--the sense of being there at the beginning, getting the chance to watch the birth of something astounding and grand. Reading Frelke's first collection of stories is like that, watching as a new, extremely talented writer wrestles with grief, sex, faith, and comedy in a stunningly original style that echoes Ford, DeLillo, and O'Connor. Don't miss this rare chance to watch the birth of an important voice.

Rating: 5
Summary: Whiskey Nipple
Comment: In the Foreward to this superb collection of stories, Doug Frelke explains that its unusual title refers to a family remedy for soothing teething pain, a bottle with a nipple dipped in whiskey. "No one pretends it aids in the teething - the baby still has to break in her teeth. But it is the best we can offer." This is an apt metaphor. Each of the seven stories deals with loss - loss of a child, a parent, a lover. The characters struggle to find comfort as they attempt to move on with their lives but, like teething, there is no perfect balm for easing the pain.