Return to the Dirt

Creepy, Dark, and at all the right times … Funny

Return to the Dirt

By Geoff Sturtevant

There are few things I appreciate more than finding a new author that I enjoy, and having additional books from them to look forward to reading.

Return to the Dirt gives us three short stories to sink our teeth into, each dealing with work and death … easily relatable themes.

Each unique tale is laced with Sturtevant’s keen observations of humanity. He has a genuine knack for cultivating relatable characters and situations. Probably my favorite aspect of his writing is the subtle, dark humor that crops up periodically, at just the right moments.

The stories aren’t comedies; however, there were multiple times I laughed aloud and read passages to my wife. I do that sometimes when a book intrigues me and, in my simple way, is one of the highest compliments I can give a writer.

I was impressed with the flowing style of his writing, and the easy manner in which I slipped right into the landscape that his prose created. Sturtevant has real promise, and I look forward to his next book.

Five big stars for Return to the Dirt!

Favorite quotes:

“Maybe tomorrow I’ll try caring. That’s always the best time to turn over a new leaf, isn’t it—tomorrow.”

“You can’t talk in a vacuum, you can’t hear in a vacuum. You can’t breath in a vacuum.”

“The world, the universe, everything, it’s all bologna.”

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