“These twenty-five gems by Christopher Bowen showcase the power of flash fiction in the hands of a master. Bowen knows how to wield a sentence and create vivid, compelling, cinematic scenes that play out for the reader like short films. There’s a magical quality to these works, with enigmatic characters of depth and substance. These are humans on the brink of change or transformative realization. As a reader, I felt thrust into worlds and characters so fully realized as to suggest a novel’s worth of story in the space of only a few pages. That takes tremendous skill. Breathtaking, emotionally evocative stories you’ll want to read and reread and keep close. This collection is sheer beauty. Highly recommended.”
~Kathy Fish, author of Wild Life: Collected Works
“With a tenderness and transparency that surpasses the most emotive writing, Bowen guides us through life’s potholes and triumphs. Each story, no matter its length, is a piece of gold that should be held in your hands, warmed up until it’s ripe, and read again and again. There is no overreach here. Bowen writes with a gentleness that is rare yet relatable, his head on your chest, honest and unprovoked. If it was possible to fall in love with a book, this would be it.”
~Len Kuntz, author of This is Me, Being Brave