Product Description
A man jumps, the platform empties, then the stories begin. Filled with tales
of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of
short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of
contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers,
to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these dark, comedic and
uncanny stories contend with timeless concerns of parenthood, family, race
and identity in the here and now.
Whether characters are absorbed in social media or burying their grief, raising
themselves up or taking others down, Parables, Fables, Nightmares brings a light
to our interactions in an ailing world and heralds the arrival of a unique new
voice in fiction.
of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of
short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of
contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers,
to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these dark, comedic and
uncanny stories contend with timeless concerns of parenthood, family, race
and identity in the here and now.
Whether characters are absorbed in social media or burying their grief, raising
themselves up or taking others down, Parables, Fables, Nightmares brings a light
to our interactions in an ailing world and heralds the arrival of a unique new
voice in fiction.
