Gutter Ball: A Collection of Short Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781542437479)

Don't Try This at Home, Kids!"Gutter Ball: A Collection of Short Stories" is a compilation of Susan Marie Shuman's most popular short stories and micro fiction. She is in her element on the shadowy side of the street, plunging headlong into such topics as mental illness, relationships, loss, death, and life on the fringe of society. Initially, the reader may infer that Susan is allergic to the mere suggestion of hearts, flowers, and happy endings. Don't be fooled! When you least expect it, she'll smack you right between the eyes with a tender love story or a gentle childhood memory. In a nod to her 'O'Henry-meets-Franz Kafka' approach to fiction, one of Susan's long-time readers describes her writing as "the kind that sticks with you for a while." Others use these adjectives: sometimes-surreal, irreverent, haunting and sublime in its wit and sarcasm. Also included in this compilation is an interview with Susan by Tony Lovell, the editor of Grammar Ghoul Press. While Susan Shuman's work has appeared in several anthologies, this is her first solo effort.

Author: Susan Marie Shuman
ISBN-10: 1542437474
ISBN-13: 9781542437479
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2017
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d