My story "How The Sun Burns Among Hills of Rock and Pebble" is now available as a chapbook from
The Head and The Hand Press, a fantastic craft publisher in Philadelphia.
To get a copy:
A) If you're in Philadelphia, you can pick up a copy from a vending machine in
Elixir Coffee.
B) Order directly through
the press: http://www.theheadandthehand.com/store/breadbox-vending-machine-chapbook-collection
C) If you'd like a signed copy, I have some available in the stash that follows me to readings/signings.
For Option B,
send me a message and we'll go from there.
About the Story
A sister vanishes. The sister who is left is trying to find her, even once she knows she's dead.
It was published originally in The Minnesota Review, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and was a finalist in the Kore Press Short Fiction Award. The judge of that award, Karen Brennan, said this about the story:
"What I most admire about this fine story is the author’s ability to render hyper-dramatic—almost gothic-- material with a beautifully orchestrated lyricism that never over-reaches itself. Indeed, the story of the young girl grieving for her murdered sister is made even more poignant for its distant, almost oracular point of view, a point of view that allows the reader to glimpse not only the protagonist’s confusion and sorrow, but also the indifferent, soulless landscape in which she wanders. A little Cormac McCarthy, a little Carson McCullers, “How the Sun Burns” is full of dense atmosphere, apocalyptic overtones and heart."
