A short story by School of Communications professor Kenneth
Calhoun has been selected to represent California in Ballyhoo Stories 50
States Project. The story, called
“Animal Past,” is a fictional account of a biracial family, set in
the suburbs of Los Angeles, where Calhoun was born and raised.
As described in the Ballyhoo Blog, the story is about “two
teenagers in California hunting snakes, one who wishes he could be someone else
while the other must pretend he is someone he’s not.”
The Ballyhoo Stories 50 States Project seeks “to
collect one story or essay with each state as either the subject or
setting.” The stories are presented in a unique interactive format that
allows the reader to experience page turns online.
To read Calhoun’s story, click the link below and select
“California” from the menu.