From off-beat business ventures to run-down mobile homes and the struggle to “be better,” Mary Troy’s In the Sky Lord deftly entangles the lives of complex characters deeply rooted in the Midwest, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. These ten short stories feature waitresses, widows, erotic dancers, orphans, recurrent toy dolls, abandoned dogs, “potato lake” marine owners – a dizzying array of relatives, friends, and communities. The owner of Dew Drop Inn … Continue reading →