Tiny Worlds: Volume One

by J. Curtis

Format
Ebook
Genre
Literary Fiction
Length
Collection
Audience
Adult
Language
English
Pages
90 pages
ISBN
979-8-218-46118-8

Tiny Worlds: Volume One is a literary fiction ebook by J. Curtis. It runs 90 pages and is written in English. Volume One is a collection of short fiction set in familiar places that slowly drift off course. The stories stay close to ordinary lives, then slip just far enough to reveal something strange or tender beneath the surface. Written in a spare, cinematic style, the book moves easily between realism and speculation.

From Mr. Unreasonably Cheery Flowers — “Whoo-boy,” Larry says as he studies the flowers. It takes him a minute, then a few steps back to gather the whole of it in view. Enormous. Gargantuan. Panoramic. A Preakness wreath. When was the last time he even bought flowers? Even his mo

About this book

Volume One is a collection of short fiction set in familiar places that slowly drift off course. The stories stay close to ordinary lives, then slip just far enough to reveal something strange or tender beneath the surface.

Written in a spare, cinematic style, the book moves easily between realism and speculation. Curiosity leads the way, followed by quiet dread and a sense of wonder.

This book is for readers who like their fiction human first and strange second; stories that feel intimate, unsettling, and quietly comforting at the same time.

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