The Running Trees is the thinking person's short story collection.
Published by Goose Lane Editions
2021
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The 13 stories in The Running Trees will get you thinking not only about the topics covered--such as creative license and sibling relations and the nature of truth and...--but also about the nature of story. By that I mean, what the story looks like, how it is written, and what it contains. For example, "The Dinner Party" is the first story in the collection and it is one of the shortest--at seven pages and a few lines. I enjoyed reading this story and I wanted more. So I began to argue with myself. It has a beginning, middle, but does it end? I don't think it-- Yes, it does because the story isn't about what I think it's about.
And... "Photo Happiness", at first, frustrated me because there's no speaker attribution and I really wanted to know who was speaking. Once again I took myself in hand and gave myself time to think. With a calm mind, I was able to see how very clever this treatment was.
See this book makes you think. Give yourself time to digest what you read. In fact, it might be fun to read this book with a friend. Or... Better yet, it would make a very engaging book club read. And... And I think The Running Trees would make a fantastic audiobook. Have a read and tell me what you think.
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