It seems like I'm doing a lot of book reviews lately. I guess that's because I've joined some writing circles.
This one is a little different from the previous books. It's a small anthology of short-short
pieces in a format called "Flash Fiction", where we write a complete
story in 1000 words or less. It has an introduction, some sort of plot
element, and a resolution. This anthology includes women's fiction, a lot of family fiction, several small pieces of love stories, social commentary, dystopian vision, fairies, a princess, two pieces on interrupted interstellar exploration, a bit of looking beyond the grave, abusive relationships, and even a street racer with too much lust for speed.
The common theme is loss, and there are people suffering serious loss in these stories. But many of them contain a bit of finding, as well, so it's not going to be a total downer to read. I'd even venture to say there's an overall positive feeling to it, a sense of finding in the midst of loss.
But the real difference is that I have a piece in here. It's called "First Cut". I was thinking of a song by Cat Stevens, covered by Rod Stewart and (I didn't know this 'til just now.) Sheryl Crow. I sort of ask the question, is the first cut really the deepest?
The writing is good overall, the themes meaningful, and the stories short, so these would also be good practice reading for students of English as a second language.
It goes live on Amazon tomorrow.
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