The short story as a genre is sometimes a hard one to define. It has been classified by some as an apprenticeship form preceding more lengthy works, and by others as a crafted form in its own right. In either case, one can only hope that this is the author's launchpad to more.
I gave this book five stars because I know it better than any book I've ever read, and I still very much like it. I wrote it with my own fingers, though, so it's probably best to take my opinion with a grain of salt. ...more
So, I am really bad about judging things before I get the chance to read them and this book was no exception to that rule. When I heard the words 'short stories' I somewhat expected rather boring collections of random, unfinished thoughts. This was not the case at all with "immortality."
A marriage of art and words: Introducing a mature craftsman
So much of what IMMORTALITY: Meditations on the beauty of this finite life is right in front of us, on the cover, in the art - which happens also to be the work of the writer (Josh Barkey is an accomplished satirical painter and draughtsm... ...more