"A collection of memorable character studies with a good sense of presence-and absence. "

-Kirkus Reviews

"The reader can feel these stories. . . . That's Williams' power with language and characters, one felt in the body even as an observer."

-Variant Literature

"Expertly crafted and compelling . . . a literary mirror for the reader."

-Rachel King, Colorado Book Award Winner

"These stories might serve as a guidebook could we only backtrack and manage to say the right thing in that critical moment where once we were silent."

-Martha Gies, author of Up All Night

"Insightful, compelling, and beautifully written . . . a storyteller working at his peak."

-C.B. Bernard, author of Ordinary Bear

"Lean, precise, and tactile, Williams creates worlds where everything is exactly as it is and nothing is as it seems."

-Jeff Fearnside, author of Ships in the Desert

"Williams' stories flow like a Rocky Mountain stream, in cool, clear prose."

-Ken Post, author of Greyhound Cowboy