Fiction. The short vignette-style tales in Troy James Weaver's literary debut, WITCHITA STORIES, combine to make an evocative brew of small town melancholy, working class gloom, and coming of age charm. Told through the eyes of a young man who yearns to find excitement, truth, and a deeper family bond in his life, Weaver's approachable and revealing stories, lists, fragments, and memories delve into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling world of a midwest kid finding his own path.

"Thank god you can come across a writer like Troy James Weaver. In the future people will just...