From the Book of Atmospheres by Robert Scotellaro is a collection of micro and flash stories that explore life at a slant. Often surreal/fabulistic, there is a universality that threads their fabric in unexpected ways. In these tales, imagination is a welcomed guest. And it is clear that light and dark can, in easy union, inhabit these small but flexible spaces.
From the Book of Atmospheres by Robert Scotellaro is available now.
Robert Scotellaro is the author of 9 flash and microfiction collections, most recently: Breath and Shadow: Six-Sentence Stories (in collaboration with Meg Pokrass) by MadHat Press, and a collection of prose poems: The Weight of Certain Moments by Červená Barva Press. He is also the author of 7 poetry chapbooks and has, along with James Thomas, co-edited New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, published by W.W. Norton & Company. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including the Norton anthologies: Flash Fiction International and Flash Fiction America, and has been included in 5 Best Small Fictions and 3 Best Microfiction award anthologies.
Website: www.robertscotellaro.com
There was a war on when Thomas was young, and now that it’s done, he finds a dubious retirement from soldiering in acting as a magic man. He’s worn the mantle of a wizard long enough that he can’t remember whether he actually is one, and he suspects that no one else much cares whether he is. Wandering into the Hellebore, Thomas is asked to bring to life again the dead son of its baron, and he uses the opportunity to resolve what he’ll be for the rest of his life.
How the Wizard Came to the Cherrythorpe by Patrick Muñoz is available now.
Patrick grew up on the border of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, in a regular suburb, and then a nice one. He went to school in San Diego, worked as a linguist in Chicago, then gave that up and came back to California to live in the San Diego area, working in a public library and then for Meals on Wheels in North County. He currently lives in the poorest zip code in Vista, and in addition to all the book and language stuff, likes theology, music, and hiking. This is his first non-academic publication.
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