Bees + Things + Flowers: Microfictions

Three boroughs. Two people. One summer that could change everything. "This is not a love story," she said. "Good. I've never been big on those," he responded. "But this might hurt a little." "Well, then make it hurt good." So begins Ran Walker's 19th book, a collection of microfiction that tells the story of a relationship between two unnamed characters and their romance over the course of a single summer in New York City. Flowing like a mixtape, the collection reads like a concept album, revealing the highs and lows of two people fighting against time to build a relationship that could change them both.