The Subtle Dance of Impulse and Light

by Brett Riley

This intriguing and often raucously funny collection by Brett Riley marries ingenious plots, innovative forms, and a definite narrative voice, but there's something bigger than all that here, the attempt to understand how our own lives repeatedly fall so far short of that perfect choreography promised by the technology that tries to shape them.

184 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2013

About the author

Brett Riley is a professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada. He grew up in southeastern Arkansas and earned his Ph.D. in contemporary American fiction and film at Louisiana State University. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Folio, The Wisconsin Review, and The Baltimore Review. He has also won numerous awards for screenwriting. Riley’s debut novel, Comanche, was released in September 2020. Lord of Order, a dystopian novel set in New Orleans was published in April 2021. Freaks, a superhero thriller featuring dangerous aliens and badass high school kids will be in stores and online March 2022. The second novel in the Freaks series, Travelers, will be released later in the summer. Riley lives in Henderson, Nevada.