Iris: a novella

by Lewis Manalo

"The naked ballerina held her breath, closed her eyes, and sat down in the bathtub filled with ice water." After suffering an injury onstage, Iris sees that her career as a ballet dancer is over. Her roommate won't believe it, her boyfriend doesn’t understand ballet, and the other man in her life may be the worst thing to ever happen to her. Unable to see a future without dance, Iris makes every mistake and bad choice that she can. From behind-the-scenes at a world-class ballet company to behind the bar at a music venue in Lower Manhattan, IRIS is a haunting and heartbreaking novella.

118 pages, Paperback

Published January 13, 2017

About the author

Lewis Manalo's wife asked him to grow a moustache, but his mother asked him to cut it off. The women agree on everything else.

More of Lewis' writing:

Short Fiction
The Favorite Pastime
Shoes for Napoleon

On Literature
Publishing Perspectives

On Film
SplitEdit
Kungfu Magazine

On War
POV - Regarding War