My Very End of the Universe: Five Novellas-In-Flash and a Study of the Form -- C

MY VERY END OF THE UNIVERSE is a celebration and study of an increasingly popular genre: the novella-in-flash, a novella built of standalone flash stories. The novellas in this collection--<em>Betty Superman</em> by Tiff Holland, <em>Here, Where We Live</em> by Meg Pokrass, <em>Shampoo Horns</em> by Aaron Teel, <em>Bell and Bargain</em> by Margaret Patton Chapman, and <em>The Family Dogs</em> by Chris Bower--are compact and specific, yet whole and universal, using the flexibility of the genre to offer a polyphony of setting and emotion. Accompanying each novella-in-flash is a craft essay by the author exploring the form's power, uses, and unique characteristics. The book opens with a genre-defining introduction to the novella-in-flash by editors Abigail Beckel and Kathleen Rooney, which also offers historical and contemporary context.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Chris Bower, Margaret Patton Chapman, Tiff Holland<br><b>Publisher:</b> Rose Metal Press<br><b>Published:</b> 11/06/2014<br><b>Pages:</b> 328<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.95lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780988764583<br><b>Award:</b> Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Chris Bower is a writer and teacher based in Chicago. He is the curator and host of the Ray's Tap Reading Series and a founding member of Found Objects Theatre Group. <em>Little Boy Needs Ride</em>, his book of short stories with illustrations by Susie Kir