"These stories by Timothy Gager are skewed, off-center,
off-balance and an absolute delight to read. They begin strange, then fill like
a balloon of strangeness about to pop, except they don't. They bob and quiver
on your palm like so much lime jello. Oddly moving and always thought
provoking, Every Day There is Something about Elephants is
Lydia Davis meets Etgar Keret in a saloon and they're passing a napkin back and
forth, riffing, pens blazing. That."
Kathy Fish, author of Together We Can Bury It
"Like one of his characters, a cop named Jack, Gager is "the
maestro of an out of time orchestra," and his stories arrest us with their
reassuring unpredictability, their devoted irreverence, and their tragicomic
grasp of the absurd. Birth, family, romance, work, grief, hilarity, fear, joy,
and mortality all tumble together until their colors run. These brief stories
will have you thinking — even if you're unsure of what — and leave you dazzled,
recharged, and ready for damn near anything. "
Richard Hoffman
Every Day There is Something About Elephants bristles with
the energy of a keen and curious mind. Timothy Gager is a virtuoso of the
compressed narrative. Each of these fictions sticks like a 10.
Christopher Allen, author of Other Household Toxins
Thank-you to such kind and generous people. Find out about them!
Kathy Fish, who is becoming one of the leaders of Flash Fiction
Richard Hoffman, whose talent and ability to write in many different disciplines is amazing.
Christopher Allen, who is a killer editor, worked with me many times, and has a wonderful new book out.
Oh, here's Lydia Davis
meeting Etgar Keret
What about an out of time orchestra?
When I think of sticking a perfect 10, I think of this
1 comment:
Greaat read thank you
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