Jeffrey Hickey
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Jeffrey Hickey

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Biography for Morehead: Started as a muleskinner. Worked his way to camp cook. Married the first woman who didn't look away from him when he smiled at her. Spawned a couple of look alikes. Stopped eating cheese, and lived a happier life. Retired to write fiction, against the advice of everyone. Other works by Jeffrey Hickey include his first adult novel, The Coach's Son, and two works for children, Wages Creek, and Bats and Bones, which will all be re-released later this year. He is currently working on his next novel, Scary, Man. Look for all these works in Print, Kindle, and Audio Books. Biography for The Coach's Son: After discovering, sometime during puberty, that he enjoyed many things more than playing football, Jeffrey Hickey decided to devote his mind and energy to philanthropic pursuits. He taught children how to effectively speak aloud, until parents and teachers begged him to stop. He donated blood until it was discovered he had too much iron for the industry. He intervened in the homes of so many neighbors; he built a large fence and invented a 12 step program entirely for himself. He settled into a routine of diet, exercise and daily duck kissing. He is gluten free, mostly cheese free, genre free, finally agent free, and banned from reading aloud in his town's only cafe. Morehead just got it's first major publication review--Five Stars out of Five Stars from Foreword Clarion Review: Foreword Clarion Review FICTION: GENERAL Morehead Jeffrey Hickey CreateSpace 978-1-4701-5261-1 Five Stars (out of Five) College student Dave Morehead is a "straight young man living in a gay old city" in Jeffrey Hickey's candid coming-of-age story. Set in the 1970s and 1980s, Morehead follows the education of a twenty-one-year-old man who arrives at San Francisco State University with only one real goal: to seduce women. Dave Morehead's college experiences challenge this singlemindedness and broaden his perspective immensely. Hickey presents Dave's story in the first person but avoids the exclusive use of journallike musings that would become tedious after a few hundred pages. Instead, he illuminates Dave's thoughts in a variety of formats that keep the reader engaged and entertained. Class assignments reveal Dave's friendships and a 1970s culture that revolves around record albums and sound systems. His journal entries include not only self-reflection but also transcripts of intimate conversations that shine light on the other characters. Some of the vignettes are poignant, illustrating the turbulent times. Dave's visits to the flamboyant Castro District and his quiet talks with gay men in the early days of the AIDS crisis show his growth as a compassionate person. Other scenes are simply hilarious, such as the "Work in the Eighties" chapters. Here, Hickey drops readers into a day in the life of Dave at work. We find him at a movie concession stand, a car dealership, and in a series of temporary jobs, all of which he handles with varying levels of competence and a constant sense of humor. The language used by Dave and his compatriots is often crude, with frequent profanities and references to sex. The swearing doesn't feel gratuitous, however. Instead, it paints a realistic picture of the way guys might talk to each other. Additionally, the frankness allows Dave to ask a lot of questions, and get a lot of answers, about the burgeoning gay culture he finds himself living in. Hickey provides fertile ground for character growth as Dave gets to know people who are very different from him. Initially naïve about homosexuality, Dave finishes his college years by writing a play about the struggles of the first Gay Games as they fought the US Olympic Committee over the use of the word "Olympic." The script of the play is included and exhibits Dave's signature sarcasm and humor. Previous works by Hickey include multimedia productions like Bats and Bones, which combines stories and music; Wages Creek, a children's book; and The Coach's Son, a sports novel. Hickey's versatility and comfort with diverse formats are revealed in the blend of styles he brings together in Morehead to take Dave from boorish freshman to promising young adult. Sheila M. Trask
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