Genre: Short
Story Collection
Description:
A collection of 4 short stories.
Author:
“Smoky Zeidel is a novelist and poet, whose love of the natural world
is thematic in all she writes. She taught writing and creativity workshops for
many years at venues throughout the Midwest before--in lieu of having a midlife
crisis when she turned 50--she succumbed to her bohemian urges and moved to
Southern California. Her work has earned her five nominations for the
prestigious Pushcart Prize.
Smoky lives in the Coachella Valley, which is part of the vast
Colorado Desert in Southern California, with her husband Scott, two cats, and a
Chihuahua named Tufa (who considers herself the Boss of Everything). She is an
avid desert gardener, an orchid grower, and monarch caterpillar rancher. When
she isn't writing, she spends her time hiking in the mountains and deserts with
Scott, creating funky yard art, and resisting the urge to speak in haiku.”
Appraisal:
Four short stories with four very different protagonists. But each is
going through something difficult and is doing what they deem as best for them.
That and a dark edge are two things these stories have in common. Being
entertaining, thought-provoking, and well written are three more commonalities.
If you’re a fan of the short story form and looking for a few good ones, this
collection would be a good choice.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 9-10,000 words
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