Roadkill (eBook)
$3.99
Steven has one year left of college when he returns to his small New Hampshire hometown for the summer. He says he is home to help his friend John, whose mother is dying, but he just might be escaping the uncertainty of his future. While he’s home, Steven finds himself drawn to the mysterious Catherine, an out-of-towner who drives around with a shovel in the back of her truck. Through alternating first-person POV and flashbacks, Steven’s present insecurities and Catherine’s heart-breaking past are revealed. The two must decide if they can trust each other – and themselves when a natural disaster is sparked nearby.
Visceral, suspenseful, and inventive, Roadkill kept me guessing until the end. These writers have built a world rich with history and atmosphere, all while subverting every expectation as to form. There’s something here for every reader.
–Shannon Sanders, author of Company
Set in rural, small-town America, Roadkill grapples with grief and loss in the uncertain, transitory, and liminal space of young adulthood. Told in crisp, elegant prose, this co-written novelette moves through time and space with purpose and subtle grace. Roadkill is a coming-of-age tale reminiscent of Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories—it rings true.
–JD Clapp, author of Five Things That Happened in Bars
A bittersweet but beautifully hopeful romp through the landscapes of fires that burn in us all.
–Zephaniah Sole, author of A Crime in the Land of 7000 Islands
