false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182447509m/1276736.jpg 1276736 1 Winner of the AWP Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction The stories in this first collection deliver the reader into a world in which men, women, and children are on the cusp of some deeper consciousness. The writing gives lie to orderly images of Midwesterners and instead evokes with unnerving clarity an interior landscape that is primitive and quietly chaotic. This is life in the balance-"whole worlds at the moment of rupture." The children and adolescent characters search for a moral compass or center, while the adults tangle with their own desires. And yet in these unprotected places people thrive in unexpected ways. Published in association with the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) 1265712 30 11 2006 Heavier Than Air: Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction): Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction) total:24|5:5|4:12|3:4|2:3| 24 91 37 10 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:31:49 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 16:19:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 21 10:39:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 09 02:01:06 -0700 2009
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The word I think of when I think of this collection is “cusp”. Every character in the eleven stories in this first collection is poised on the cusp of a terrifying or exciting edge, but make no mistake, he or sh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 00:29:01 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 00:43:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 20:05:45 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:05:40 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jun 30 19:45:19 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 19:52:14 -0700 2007
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