{"product_id":"13-by-11-short-stories-of-life-in-diverse-places-and-spaces-9798451000373","title":"13 by 11: short stories of life in diverse places and spaces","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn anthology revealing the Human Need for \u003ci\u003eConnection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e 13 short stories of \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eloss\u003c\/i\u003e, of \u003ci\u003erealization\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egrowth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A uniformly powerful collection where each piece shines.\" - D. Donovan, senior reviewer \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deliciously tempting and intriguing mix of short stories featuirng 11 award-winning and up-and-coming authors. \u003ci\u003e13 by 11\u003c\/i\u003e blends literary, historical, speculative, mystery, and romantic fiction with a dash of light sci-fi thrown in...all centering on our human need for connection to others-in \u003ci\u003elife\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003edeath\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003efamilies\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eschool\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003espace\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003ecyberspace\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories by \u003cb\u003eVincent Czyz\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDerek McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e ask us to consider the ties that bind and define us in our earthly existence, with tragic, yet hopeful, tales of loss and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJourney with characters at different stages of life: \u003ci\u003echildhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eearly adulthood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eparenthood\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Kahrs\u003c\/b\u003e's charming vignette journeys back to a childhood incident and its effects-both immediate and lasting-on family dynamics, while \u003cb\u003eCaroline Scott\u003c\/b\u003e introduces us to two teens embarking on adulthood while coping with the pressure of their pasts. \u003cb\u003eErol Engin\u003c\/b\u003e warns us how the first child-and Steve Jobs-can change a marriage, leading to competition and \"vicarious\" coping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe careful what you wish for... Enticing temptation meets delicious pleasure-\u003ci\u003ebut at what cost\u003c\/i\u003e? Your life? Your soul? \u003cb\u003eBradley Harper\u003c\/b\u003e's dark, tantalizing poems (the bases of his multi-award-winning short film) wrap around \u003cb\u003eLilla Glass\u003c\/b\u003e's unfurling tale of hunter and prey... and hunter, before \u003cb\u003eHarper\u003c\/b\u003e spins a whodunit, with a dash of whimsy and perhaps time travel, if the detective's client is to be believed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover, too, \"other spaces\" \u003cb\u003eHarriet James\u003c\/b\u003e shows us the futility of resisting the spark of attraction in a charged love-across-the-divides spec-fiction story. \u003cb\u003eCarla Rehse\u003c\/b\u003e whisks us off to outer space, where we find two partners, divided in a way we could never imagine, fleeing from those determined to part them. \u003cb\u003eWill Knight\u003c\/b\u003e's dialogue-driven diary tale looks for smiles as it touches on hope vs. reality, even as we wonder what the space of that reality is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe anthology concludes by considering loss. \u003cb\u003eBradley Harper\u003c\/b\u003e's true-life short passage witnesses loss of life, while \u003cb\u003eGreg Gerke\u003c\/b\u003e describes a gradual loss of self, finding that travel does not necessarily enrich the soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"13 By 11 is a collection strong in literary and speculative devices, an eclectic, genre-busting gathering that will appeal to a wide audience...Readers seeking a literary anthology filled with satisfying revelations and unexpected forays into other worlds will find 13 By 11 a uniformly powerful collection where each piece shines...Start anyplace in the book to choose a standout piece.\"\u003cbr\u003e- D. Donovan, senior reviewer \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVincent Czyz received the 2016 Eric Hoffer Award for Best in Small Press for \u003ci\u003eAdrift in a Vanishing City.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErol Engin's \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Monkeys\u003c\/i\u003e won the Page Seventeen Short Story Contest in 2012.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLilla Glass earned a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Winter 2021 Quarter competition for her short story \u003ci\u003eBest Spuds.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBradley Harper's debut, \u003ci\u003eA Knife in the Fog\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel by an American Author and won Killer Nashville's 2019 Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. 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