Compressed power
Good short stories achieve in short order what a novel might create in ten times the space. The compression is part of the charm and the power of the short story form—and here, we present two collections from a progenitor of what's become known as "flash fiction," Fielding Dawson, along with a graceful debut from Loranne Temple and a thoughtful meditation on a lost father from Peter Rutkoff.
The Land of Milk & Honey
by Fielding Dawson—his last
collection to appear during his
lifetime. “
... the legendary
Dawson has written 20 new
stories, collected here in a
handsome volumette. ‘Voices
wise ... deeply human ... and
searching,’ is what I once wrote,
about another book by Dawson.
Still true.”
Andrei Codrescu,
Exquisite Corpse #10, January
2002
XOXOX Press 2001
ISBN 1 880977 10 X 164 pages, soft cover,
4.25 by 6.75 inches
The Dirty Blue Car by Fielding Dawson— thirteen stories (twelve new, one old-but-new) and five collages by Fielding Dawson. The collection opens with a 1975 classic, Dialogue, Dialogue, Monologue, Log and continues with more recent work. Fielding's first posthumous volume, edited by Susan Maldovan.
XOXOX Press 2004
ISBN 1-880977-09-5
172 pages, soft cover,
4.25 by 6.75 inches
Coming to You from the Blue Room
by Loranne Temple— Runner-up
for the 2009 Drake Emerging Writer Award. “
Loranne
Temple's extraordinarily graceful stories
are as inviting as a cool drink on a hot
day. And like certain kinds of cool
drinks, the stories in Coming To You
from the Blue Room are deceptive,
revealing their power only after we try
to move away from them. A pleasure to
read, these stories linger long in the
mind.”
Erin McGraw, author of The
Baby Tree and The Good Life.
XOXOX Press 2004
ISBN 1-880977-08-7.
136 pages, soft cover,
4.25 by 6.75 inches.
The Next Hedgerow by Peter Rutkoff— A fabric of memorable stories connecting a son with his lost father.
XOXOX Press 2004
ISBN 1-880977-10-9
80 pages, soft cover,
7 by 8.5 inches