The most famous collection and largest selling title on the Write Bloody roster. Butterfly Knife contains such award winning pieces such as �The Kurosawa Champagne,†A Finger, Two Dots, Then Me,†�Pleased to Meet You Yellow,†�The Chinese Elevator†and �Hot for Sorrow.†These are his classic, unforgettable works of poetry and fiction from 1993-2004. �A wit as sharp as Sedaris, a sensibility as poignant as Sexton, Brown manages to blur the lines between cult writer and poet with remarkable ease and grace.†-Anthem Magazine �Sincere, twisted and violently romantic.†- OC Weekly �Derrick Brown�s work-both on and off the page-sizzles with jolting images and blasts of humor, yet retains a deep compassion at it�s core. He has a heart the size of a Mack truck, but we�re not sure who�s behind the wheel.†-Jeffrey McDaniel, author Alibi School and The Endarkenment
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