Growing a New Tail

In this debut short story collection, Lisa C. Taylor explores the impact of trauma and circumstance on our humanity. Unafraid to create seriously disturbing characters and situations, this collection is ultimately about the way people can adapt or corrupt whatever life brings to them. Richard Hoffman (author of Love and Fury) called this collection "exquisite" and the characters "as real as your neighbors, as exasperating and complex and present as your family." Suzanne Strempek Shea (author of This is Paradise) said, "If you've already been lucky enough to encounter Lisa's poetry, you'll celebrate her first book of short stories, populated memorably by characters who must find their footing after their lives have been irreparably altered by loss or circumstance." This book contains eighteen short stories by an award-winning writer best known for her poetry. In her first venture into fiction, Lisa C. Taylor's skill with metaphor and image is evident as well as her scrupulous attention to the quirky details of everyday life.