Lake Crescent and Other Spirits
- 2025 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Short Stories (Adult Fiction)
These stories look into the hearts of characters whose slick language breaks down. They feel the pulse in their ears, but cannot name their fears. A successful writer remembers very little about his mother until a new lover asks him about her. A woman cannot bear her sister’s refusal to talk about their past. Occasionally, joy happens. The dust re-settles. The characters try again. These stories are understated, ironic, sometimes savage, but insistently compassionate.
