Hello :)
I finished “The Calvin Sky” two weeks ago and loved every single story in it. I tend to get lonely on my lunch hour(s) at school; your book on my Kindle turned out to be more than enough company. “Kevin Plays Pai Gow” made me cry and the excerpt of Bright and Blue made me look forward to the release of your second novel. I liked how every story and every character was different; some were darker than others. Some made me laugh out loud to myself in the middle of the cafeteria. Also, as I think I’ve said before, not only does your fiction motivate me to write something of my own, it also helps me open my eyes to be inspired by the most seemingly ordinary things. Although the writing I’ve been doing lately is more on the non-fiction side, I’m reminded again of the magical, transformative power of fiction when I read about your characters. Thank you.
I couldn’t help but copy-paste this and share it with all you lovely readers/potential future readers. I want to sell copies of my short story collection, but I also want people to be lovely and tell people whose work you appreciate that you appreciate it. I just sent a similar message to author Jennifer Egan, and it feels great from both ends of things.
Here’s the link to The Calvin Sky.
