Description
A collection of flash fiction that feels seemingly arbitrary with an ache of human longing for connection peppered in. . . . These bizarre but beautiful stories transport you elsewhere with no intention of bringing you back. --Ashleah Gonzales, W magazine In this collection of compact fictions, Nicolette Polek transports us to a gently unsettling realm inhabited by disheveled landlords, a fugitive bride, a seamstress who forgets what people look like, and two rival falconers from neighboring towns. They find themselves in bathhouses, sports bars, grocery stores, and forests in search of exits, pink tennis balls, licorice, and independence. Yet all of her beautifully strange characters are possessed by a familiar and human longing for connection: to their homes, families, God, and themselves.
Author: Nicolette Polek
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Published: 01/14/2020
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781593765866
ISBN10: 159376586X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Absurdist
Author: Nicolette Polek
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Published: 01/14/2020
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781593765866
ISBN10: 159376586X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Absurdist
About the Author
Nicolette Polek is a writer from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a recipient of the 2019 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award.