false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213971201m/2094156.jpg 2094156 1 In <i>Breaking it Down,</i> Rusty Barnes lays bare the lives of the vulnerable as they traverse the difficult paths of love. Short and punchy, these stories show the cumulative effects of heartbreak and simple dreams while keeping a reserve of hope in even the darkest of circumstances. 2099516 8 11 2007 Breaking it Down total:47|5:31|4:15|3:1| 47 218 100 16 5 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 14:11:58 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 16:48:50 -0800 2007 Rusty Barnes at the Boxcar Lounge in the East Village recently. This was the first of a new reading series hosted by Tuesday Shorts' Shelly Rich. He read three stories from his book Breaking it Down, an excellent collection of 18 flash fiction stories in a handy ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 09:10:46 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 21:11:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 17 08:28:25 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 02 22:35:29 -0700 2008
When the book arrived, I picked it up and thought I'd run through it quickly ~ in an...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 22:08:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 10:50:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 13:55:37 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 18:27:59 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 26 10:32:57 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 10:34:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 04 15:17:22 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 12:45:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 04:42:44 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 07:05:25 -0800 2008
The grit of these stories stays with you for a long time, and better yet, these well written micro/flash stories are moving as well as unforgettable. Things are often not what they seem but in very creative ways. They can be opposite of where the reader thinks they are going or completel...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 14:55:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 14:55:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 04 17:28:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 21:44:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 16:19:10 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 16:19:38 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Tue Aug 11 06:09:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 06:10:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 15:22:48 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 19:56:52 -0800 2008 http://www.amazon.com/review/R3RTTR0PY5O...)more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 05:30:16 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 13:08:13 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jan 11 21:45:23 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 21:47:31 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 12 02:41:57 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 14:10:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 10:47:20 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 10:47:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:50:03 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 00:50:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 20 10:55:08 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:55:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 18 14:04:02 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 14:04:02 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2094156