The Rock Eaters: Stories

"This debut short story collection is a fabulist marvel. Whether about the angels guarding suburban houses like oversized pigeons, helpless alien refugees or children of a flying people who wish, for once, to stay earthbound, these stories post deeply human questions: How do we cope with loss and uncertainty? How do love and violence coexist? What does it mean to be on the outside looking in? And what does it mean to be trapped inside a tradition, a body or a place of safety and wish to escape? Brenda Peynado’s stories are rich, textured and exciting."