17 introduction
new stories
inspired by
Woolf
Bowen
Mansfield
Lawrence
Greene
Joyce
Murakami
Cheever McEwan
Carver Nabokov
Proulx
the trauma of perfection claims a victim a view through a window clarifies hope’s fragility a prayer for the answers goes unanswered a would-be war widow lets her fears bloom a domestic flashpoint leads to the inevitable the writer’s pen proves its might seemliness is not all it seems household supplies take a sinister turn a husband creates a ghostly solidity a train of thought leads back to jessica a child tastes unpalatable truths a smile floods a young man’s dreams the hidden city chimes with a thinker a unique craftsman takes pride in his work the neighbourhood watches a man’s conscience shrinks from the approaching ants the fantasist’s flawed addition leads to bitter division
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