false 6553268 1 Stephanie Johnson can accomplish in five hundred words what some writers can only do in five thousand: a complete arc of narrative with compelling characters struggling through the web of human frailties, entangled in passion and dependancy, love and betrayal, insight and ignorance. She does it by plucking strings of meaning that resonate far beyond the economy of the printed page. And when we finish a story, we realize we had slipped into a compelling world, both strange and familiar, and we miss it. So we read another. —Jeff McMahon, Editor of Contrary Stephanie Johnson’s fiction—like Raymond Carver’s—celebrates the idea that less, on the page, can be more: her stories are at once lean and rich, poignant and wry, insightful and evocative. An impressive debut. —Jessica Treadway, author of And Give You Peace and Absent Without Leave There is, in Stephanie Johnson’s stories, a profound, unflashy magic of seeing. She puts you right up to the beating hearts of her people—from which vantage, you see how they miss one another, and you understand as odd, perfect miracles their moments of connection and knowledge. —Scott Garson, author of American Gymnopédies 6745842 21 7 2009 One of These Things Is Not Like the Others total:9|5:4|4:4|3:1| 9 39 36 4 5 2 false false Wed Jun 17 07:12:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 17:45:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 17 10:19:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 10:20:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 14:49:46 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:08:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 07:55:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 06:33:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 17:47:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:47:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 13:50:25 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 13:50:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 23:25:10 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 06:54:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 11:41:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:41:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 12:36:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:36:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 12:04:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:04:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 11:34:16 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:34:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 17:03:12 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 17:03:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 19:42:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 19:42:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 08:33:17 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 08:33:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 20:09:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 20:09:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 16:53:56 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:53:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 03 22:34:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 22:34:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 12:04:46 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:04:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 07:37:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:37:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 06:44:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:44:51 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6553268