The nine stories in "My Pulse Is an Earthquake" take place in the clutches of grief. Characters struggle to make sense of sudden losses of life, love, and community. From 1970 to the present day, children and young adults from the Rockies to the Appalachian Mountains guide readers through the valleys of their lives as dog breeders, immigrants, Catholic school delinquents, rookie policewomen, drummers, ballerinas, teenage brides, and an accountant who keeps a careful inventory of losses. In each story, we see the darkness that can surface during the happy moments in life-weddings, births,...
The nine stories in "My Pulse Is an Earthquake" take place in the clutches of grief. Characters struggle to make sense of sudden losses of life, love,...