Description
This is a collection of thirteen short stories about people who go on adventures to explore different parts of the world. The stories are set in different places, including high altitude lakes, tidal zones, Amazonian backwaters, volcanic summits, snowy ski slopes, and tense city streets in Europe and Cuba. The author, Tim Weed, is a skilled creator of a sense of place and each story deposits one definitively into a geography, of mind and map.
A high altitude lake is the point of departure for these stories of dark adventure, in which misfits, sportsmen, scientists, mountaineers, and expatriates embark on disquieting journeys of self-discovery in far-flung places. Granite quarries, tidal zones, Amazonian backwaters, volcanic summits, snowy ski slopes, and tense city streets in Europe and Cuba provide a backdrop for immersive tales of solitude, altered states, class tension, moral slippage, and the urgent need to engage with the planet that surrounds us.
"These stories bristle with energy and immediacy. The writing is spare and meticulous and packs a hefty emotional punch. I am not exaggerating when I say this collection kept me up at nights. I just couldn't stop reading." --
Addison Independent"Tim Weed proves himself a skilled creator of a sense of place . . . each story deposits one definitively into a geography, of mind and map." --
The Boston Globe"I found myself consuming [these] thirteen tightly wound tales with addictive delight." --
Fiction Writers Review"From the mountain lakes of the Colorado Rockies to the cobbled streets of Spain, this fascinating collection of short stories never disappoints.
A Field Guide to Murder and Fly Fishingis a collection you'll be happy to get lost in." --
Ploughshares"If you seek a guide--on coming of age, lost love, temptations both resisted and surrendered to, and the need to both engage with and respect the planet--Weed's book is a good choice. It won't tell you which laws to obey and which to break--but it will show you, with simultaneous beauty and savagery, what will happen either way." --
Colorado Review"Each story is a jewel, cracking open what matters most: love, family, and our big beautiful planet." -- Ann Hood, author of
The Book that Matters Most"I found myself parceling out the stories to make them last.These are stories that will live a long time both on the page and in your heart." --Joseph Monninger, author of
The World as We Know It
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