The Lightning Tree: A short story

by Erin Pringle

A short story from author Erin Pringle-Toungate, from her short story collection.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Originally from the Midwest, Erin Pringle-Toungate is the author of the story collection The Floating Order (Two Ravens Press, 2009) and many other stories. She is recently the recipient of a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship. An earlier version of "The Lightning Tree" was published in the Irish anthology by Aeon Press, Box of Delights; the story will be in her next collection, How The Sun Burns. For more information about her or her work, see http://www.erinpringle.com

Cover Photography by Cetywa Powell

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 7, 2015

About the author

Originally from the rural Midwest, Erin Pringle now lives in Northwest with her partner, Heather, and son, Henry. She's the author of a novel, Hezada! I Miss You (2020) and two story collections, The Whole World at Once (2017) and The Floating Order (2009). She received an Artist Trust Fellowship (2012) and was named a finalist in the Kore Press Short Fiction Award (2012). Other honors regarding her work include four Pushcart Nominations, being shortlisted for a Charles Pick Fellowship, and named a Notable Best American Non-Required Reading.

Reviews

[Erin Pringle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I love this story because I wrote it, but I appreciate this version because it led to the final version that appears in THE WHOLE WORLD AT ONCE--and the final version is exactly right. Also, Underground Voices is a great press to work with.