The River of Lost Voices (Iowa Short Fiction Award)
by Mark Brazaitis
Guatemala is a country of extremes -- a place of terrible cruelty, apparent in its thirty-six-year civil war, and incredible beauty in its dramatic landscapes and indigenous cultures. The stories in Mark Brazaitis' The River of Lost Voices capture both the magic and the sorrow of life in Santa Cruz Verapaz, a small town in the northern mountains of Guatemala. In stories such as Jose del Rio and Bathwater, ' Brazaitis blends magical realism with political intrigue to realize the impact of the cou...
The Stories of David Bergelson (Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art)
by Golda Werman
The writings of David Bergelson-virtually unknown to readers in the United States-are now available in this exciting collection. Composed of two short stories and a novella, this volume brings to life Bergelson's rich, elegiac prose. Golda Werman's highly literate translation perfectly captures his elusive literary style. Bergelson's writings evoke the declining world of small-town Eastern European Jews. His world captures the dreariness of the uncommitted life. His characters are cast adrift in...
Bards and Sages Quarterly (July 2015)
by Sylvia Wrigley, Connor Wrigley, and Tyler Bourassa
This book was written in 1915, for the amusement of my wife and myself at a time when life was not very amusing; it was published at the end of 1917; was reviewed, if at all, as one of a parcel, by some brisk uncle from the Tiny Tots Department; and died quietly, without seriously detracting from the interest which was being taken in the World War, then in progress.
You won't find it on any map, this tropical island has its origins somewhere and everywhere...Sung into existence by Jimmy Buffett and popularised on the radio, Margaritaville is both mythical and real - a place where human curiosity, passion, and humour delicately intertwine. Tales from Margaritaville brings an extraordinary southern writer to the world of fiction. The imaginary island of Snake Bite Key, the wonderfully colourful inhabitants of Heat Wave, the fictional pop hero Freddy Fishwick,...
Dying is not merely the domain of the dead; it is a shared experience. What remains after someone has passed are the memories, that reflections of the past and those who have passed, and the challenges everyone faces in the wake of loss. Down in the Ground is a collection of short, flash fiction stories that examine the ways in which individuals deal with grief and loss, not as morbid reactions but as attempts to understand what they are experiencing. From the cradle to the grave, Down in the Gr...