Caleb’s SNIPPETS OF TOMORROW (01/10/10)

@ Goodreads.com, Ben Tanzer, author of Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine (Orange Alert Press) said this amazing bit about Charactered Pieces:

While there is weirdness in these stories, not to mention biblical allegories and tales of suicide and the holocaust, what lingers is an underlying thread about the impact parents, fathers in particular, have on our lives whether through their presence or more often their absence. Ultimately, the stories are like a collective punch to the chest, though none more so than An Optimist is the Human Personification of Spring which caused me to lose my breath for a fleeting moment as I sat on the train and still haunts me even as I write this.

@ Le Salon Annex, Kristin Fouquet (author of the story collection, Twenty Stories) gives Charactered Pieces a fantastic review. If her collection, which is next in my to-read stack, is half as good as her complimenting skills, I’m in for a fantastic experience. She even offers a beautiful photo of her enjoying the book:

@ Craig Wallwork’s blog, a review of Charactered Pieces, one that gives me the willies. Mr. Wallwork adds a personal touch to the review that gets me each time I read it (yes, I read it a lot).

@Goodreads.com the reviews for Charactered Pieces keep showing up. And not just average reviews, but amazing, positive, ego-inflating reviews.

@3AM Magazine, I’m taking over their Buzzwords Blog for a FULL WEEK as the cap to my Blog Orgy Tour.