Circle Straight Back

by Noel Sloboda

“In that ghostly area between flash fiction and prose poems, you’ll find the work of Noel Sloboda. At his best, his dry humor and easy way with a sentence propel you forward from each piece into the next. Not only will Sloboda show you where you’ve been in the world, he’ll let you know a bit about the future, too. His characters, ‘hungry for redemption,’ are the real achievement in this kind of short work. Solidly real, honest and forthright, they’ll stick with you like early childhood memories recalled by chance in the day-to-day struggle of living.” —Rusty Barnes

34 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Noel Sloboda earned his PhD at Washington University in St. Louis. He currently lives in Pennsylvania, where he teaches English at Penn State York.