After the Fires

Product Description Reality burns away in this short story collection, revealing captivating, fantastical elements characteristic of Ursula Pflug. In this first collection of her extraordinary stories, worlds unfold like waking dreams where what was forgotten is remembered. The narrators accept these shadow worlds as their truth, seducing the reader into following to see what has been refashioned and lies waiting to be discovered. Review "Ursula Pflug's stories are the kind you want to carry around with you for those days when it feels like you're living in a strange and incomprehensible world; her stories will make you feel less alone. They are wondrous and unique little creatures that desire nothing more than to play fetch with your weirdest dreams. They are wild inventions built of words and sentences that dig into your psyche and send back reports about all you never knew of the world. They are sly and joyous, scary and entrancing, profound, unsettling, amusing, and utterly—perfectly!—unique."  —Matthew Cheney, editor, Best American Fantasy About the Author Ursula Pflug is an award-winning writer of short stories, plays, and novels—which include Green Music. She also instructs creative writing and reviews books. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.