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This Week's Recommended Book
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Turbo Jetslams, by Jass Richards
This is the story of a woman who buys a cabin in the woods for some peace and quiet... and then neighbors arrive. In short, it is the story of the destruction of one woman's paradise, slightly exaggerated for creative effect and told in a tongue-in-cheek style. The result is a short book that is fun to read, but makes some solid points about our relationship with nature and rural spaces, and how we can sometimes destroy the thing we say we love about a place.
See it on the website.
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"All we are is impressions on the water, ripples in the sea."
- Vandana Singh, in Distances
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Randomly Selected Bonus Recommendation
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The Presence of Men, by Francesca Marciano
This charming story is a fairly standard post-divorce "finding yourself" story, but the unusual characters and strong sense of place make it a standout example of the form, and also something a little more. Throughout the story, there are themes of the meaning of community and identity, and how these two things interrelate. In short, this is a good story, that you can read and enjoy just for the surface story, but if you're so inclined, it will leave you things to think about when you're done.
See it on the website.
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This looks interesting: Curious Fictions lets you read short stories, and pay the authors what you can.
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