Red Underwear

Red UnderwearA laugh-out-loud quest for love in the age of newspaper personalsBefore swipes and selfies, Henry-a lonely writer fresh off a prize win-places a personal ad in the newspaper, hoping to find someone to share in his small victory.Enter Ruth, who finds the ad while cleaning her cat's litter box. Their first date? A whirlwind tour of offbeat soul food, a chaotic funeral crash, and an unexpected ride in a police car. As the night spirals into absurdity, so does their connection.Red Underwear is a raunchy, romantic farce about misfits, bold moves, and the unpredictable magic of real-life encounters. Set in a pre-digital world, it's perfect for fans of quirky love stories with a wild streak. Charles W. Harvey is a native Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Houston. At UofH he studied fiction under the guidance of Rosellen Brown and Chitra Divakaruni. In 1987, Charles was a 1st place prize recipient of PEN/Discovery for his short story Cheeseburger, which went on to be published in the Ontario Review. In 1989 Charles Harvey was awarded the Cultural Arts Council of Houston Grant for Writers and Artists. Also in 1989 he was a finalist in the MacDonald's Literary Achievement Awards. Charles has been published in Soulfires, Story Magazine SHADE, High Infidelity, The James White Review, and others. He is the author of the novels The Butterfly Killer, The Road to Astroworld, and Antoine's Double Trouble. He is also the author of several story and poetry collections. He also writes for the stage and screen.