If I had a dollar for every time I have referenced, linked to, or told someone about Daniel Orozco’s short story “Orientation” (which you can listen to right here, fast forward to about 50:45), I could probably buy all of you a copy of his new short collection, Orientation: And Other Stories. You would thank me. This slim collection, a mere 176 pages, is goose-bump causing, breath-holding fantastic.

It’s filled with the kind of stories and writing that make you stop reading, close your eyes, clutch the book to your chest, and sigh. I did that roughly every four pages.

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