Tesserae: A Mosaic of Story

by Sharon Cairns Mann

Rekindlle your love for short fiction! Seven taut tales deliver the unexpected, with prose simultaneously lean and lyrical. From the misguided hopes of a cowboy, to the poignant tale of a misfit orphan coming to terms with the unwelcome-but-longed-for grace that settles over her life, this collection of short stories is filled with quirky, flawed, and authentic characters. Themes of isolation, longing for home, and the need to belong are accentuated by lonely, wind-swept high-desert settings. This collection includes Mann’s award-winning work that has previously appeared in juried anthologies, as well as new short-fiction.

55 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 2015

About the author

Sharon’s love for words and stories started at a young age. She earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Communication. She has been a professional writer, editor and proofreader since 1978 and has written hundreds of nonfiction articles. Fiction is her real passion, however. Her novel, "Mother of Exile", won first place in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Colorado Gold Contest in 2004 and Honorable Mention in the Abilene Writers Guild Contest for 2004. She was a finalist in the Colorado Author’s League 2015 contest in the essay category, and won in the short fiction category. Her short stories have been published in juried anthologies, and she is thrilled to have them aggregated together her in this collection. She divides her time between Denver and the high desert of southern Colorado, where you can find her hiking and muttering, “So many words, so little time!”

Reviews

[Jen Halligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of beautifully written short stories is a celebration of the American Southwest, and had me falling back in love with literary fiction!

[Khulood · Rating 4 out of 5]

TESSERAE is a collection of short stories. I enjoyed reading them, and Sharon’s writing was beautiful.

[Rebecca Dunbar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful!

Beautifully written. I found the range of the author's creativity amazing. Very intriguing. Leaves you longing for more of her stories.