Safe Places

Exploring the vagaries of life, human connection, and desire, the twelve stories of Safe Places navigate the fault lines of existence. Shifting from New York and Chicago to the American West and the Australian outback, Kerry Dolan’s characters move through an uncertain and unpredictable world.

Published by University of Massachusetts Press

Homefront

Inspired by Victoria Kelly’s experiences as the wife of a fighter pilot during three wartime deployments, this collection follows women whose lives have been impacted by war and military service as they struggle with their fragile ideas of home.

Published by University of Nevada Press

What Did You Do Today?

With warmth, humor, and wonder, these stories suggest that the past is always alive in the present and that even the most fleeting relationships have the power to change us forever. In these short narratives, nothing is negligible, and all experience is transformative.

Published by University of North Texas Press

Inadequacies

A collection of stories, small in scope and large in impact. Each of these stories question identity, and examine the ways in which we are unavoidably ourselves. Spanning a range of stories and narrative approaches, the characters in these stories are unable to move forward without first coming to terms with the identities they struggle against.

Published by Stephen F. Austin State University Press

Signs of Life

Keenly observed and deftly humorous, Signs of Life turns on the smallest of details to tell the biggest of stories: how we carry on.

Published by Te Herenga Waka Press

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The Birthright of Sons

A collection of stories centered around the experiences of marginalized people, namely Black and LGBTQ+ men. Though the stories borrow elements from various genres, they’re linked by an exploration of identity and the ways personhood is shaped through interactions with the people, places, and belief systems around us.

Published by Texas Tech University Press

Camera Lake

Inhabiting a (mostly) midwestern landscape, Alex Pickett’s characters specialize in breaking rules. Believing themselves to be good people, they try to bend their situations to fit their needs or fulfil their desires.

Published by University of Wisconsin Press

Cravings

Opening with ‘Hors d’oeuvres’ and closing with a ‘Feast’, the stories in Cravings pulse with longing, missed opportunities, recriminations, and joy. Garnett Kilberg Cohen leads readers through acutely crafted explorations of the way events shape and change our lives, sometimes for the better and sometimes in ways that haunt us forever.

Published by University of Wisconsin Press