This collection of mostly previously-published short stories and flash fiction reveals a seasoned writer at the top of his game. Meet a young lawyer whose rite of passage to partnership entails much more than good lawyering. Listen in on a family teetering on the brink of disaster as the geese gather on Horicon Marsh. Put yourself in the place of a corporate manager asked to fire an older man he respects. Take a trip down the Baha with a man who has lost everything and knows he’ll never get it back. Return home for the funeral of the friend who was your lover in high school. Sometimes these characters win. Sometimes they lose. In language that’s both spare and inviting, Mr. Powell introduces us to stories of real people, battling real problems. Grab hold and hang on.
"The stories in Gary V. Powell's tense and dramatic new collection, Beyond Redemption, examine the predatory nature of the beast that goes by the name Human Being, Lacking in sentimentality, these stark and powerful stories spin out the small destructions people practice daily." Susan Tepper, author The Merrill Diaries, Dear Petrov, and Monte Carlo Days and Nights among other works.
"Gary V. Powell doesn't just tell a good story. He's a master at telling several stories at once, creating moments that latch onto the imagination and take root there. His characters struggle inside and out, and often verge on disaster. They survive in the most human way, grasping at straws and hanging on tight." Carol Reid, author and editor.
"Gary V. Powell is a great story teller who is, in my opinion, in the same league as widely recognized contemporary masters of the form including Tobias Wolff, Amy Hempel and Ann Beattie. Beyond Redemption is a collection well worth reading and my only regret is that I came to the end of it." Michael Gillan Maxwell, author The Part-Time Shaman's Handbook: An Introduction for Beginners and many short stories and flash fiction works.
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