This remarkable collection of 14 short stories introduces a powerful new voice in literary fiction. In each of these compelling narratives, Canadian author Linda Joyce Ott creates a deceptively smooth surface where ogres and monsters lurk below. Her characters mysteriously pass from normalcy into serious obsession, if not madness, and the reader is never quite able to say when this happens. Linda's special talent for writing instinctively with enormous gut-feeling gives these poignant stories their amazing power. Her refined sense of understatement, direct style, and a keen eye for the...
This remarkable collection of 14 short stories introduces a powerful new voice in literary fiction. In each of these compelling narratives, Canadian a...
Before you die, you must divest yourself of all your worldly goods. That is "The Naked Law" of a new world order. But if you keep telling stories, or if you keep making art, you may just delay "The Final Reckoning." This dystopian novel uses a blog format and a chorus of voices to deal with contemporary issues including climate change, clutter and hoarding, living simply, creativity, death and dying. The Naked Law opens with the launch of a blog that shares stories about life after "The Final Catastrophe." You will hear from a chorus of voices including Sheri, a collector who is preparing for...
Before you die, you must divest yourself of all your worldly goods. That is "The Naked Law" of a new world order. But if you keep telling stories, or ...
