lmurray74's review
5.0
One of my favorite podcasts is Words on a Wire with Daniel Chacón, and often Benjamin Alire Sáenz. I love Daniel's voice, passion for writing and support of fellow writers. This is the first book of his I've read, but it won't be the last. I found these stories really growing on me and I love how little bits intertwine. There are some heart stopping one off stories too, the one with the spiders is one that comes straight to mind. Short story writing is tough, as you often need to compress quite a bit in for full effect. Chacón does compression well and manages to pack an often unsuspecting punch.
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