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When We're Afraid
Featuring sixteen gripping short stories inspired by true events, this fiction collection delves deeply into the psyches of the most heroic and the most damaged among us as its characters struggle to hold their ground against the world's cruelty.
Standout stories include: a cook defending his threatened honor on a tropical island (The Low Season); a police officer trying to explain the evil in the world, and in himself (When We Ate Faces); a daughter reflecting on a lifetime of living in the shadow of her missing sister (Aflame); a father facing the consequences of his son's inexplicable illness (Sleepwalking); a murder defendant searching for his own motive (Stand Your Ground); and a prosecutor trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy (Coyote).
Standout stories include: a cook defending his threatened honor on a tropical island (The Low Season); a police officer trying to explain the evil in the world, and in himself (When We Ate Faces); a daughter reflecting on a lifetime of living in the shadow of her missing sister (Aflame); a father facing the consequences of his son's inexplicable illness (Sleepwalking); a murder defendant searching for his own motive (Stand Your Ground); and a prosecutor trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy (Coyote).
76 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2013
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About the author
T.K. Young
3 books7 followersT.K. Young is the author of the apocalyptic science fiction novel Chawlgirl Rising, and the short story collections A Perfect Society and When We’re Afraid.
His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Journal of Microliterature, Rosebud Magazine, and Hopewell Publications’ Best New Writing anthology.
Some of his favorite authors are Ray Bradbury, Vladimir Nabokov, Tim O’Brien, Don DeLillo, Cormac McCarthy, and Roddy Doyle.
He once played a mean lead guitar in one of MTV’s Top 10 DC-area bands and currently resides in Arlington, VA.
His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Journal of Microliterature, Rosebud Magazine, and Hopewell Publications’ Best New Writing anthology.
Some of his favorite authors are Ray Bradbury, Vladimir Nabokov, Tim O’Brien, Don DeLillo, Cormac McCarthy, and Roddy Doyle.
He once played a mean lead guitar in one of MTV’s Top 10 DC-area bands and currently resides in Arlington, VA.
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