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The Bitter Kind: A Flash Novelette Audiobook
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In this spare novelette, acclaimed flash fiction writers James Claffey and Tara Lynn Masih collaboratively create an original tale of loss and love, as The Bitter Kind deftly alternates between Stela, the daughter of a ship’s captain, burdened by her family secrets, and Brandy, a Chippewa orphan, haunted by ghost wolves and spirits. The authors cross genres and borders between historical and contemporary, speculative and realistic, presenting two unforgettable characters on a journey toward their inevitable, fateful destination.
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“Masih and Claffey blend their styles so seamlessly that, aside from a very few turns of phrase, it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between their voices…A novelette with the scope and sense of fulfillment one would expect of a much longer work.”
— Tupelo Quarterly
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“The Bitter Kind functions as a lightning rod for catharsis.”
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“The supernatural is ingrained in the realism of the landscape, and Masih and Claffey somehow make the ghosts feel as natural as the Montana mountains or the Alabama waterways.”
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“The Bitter Kind is an alchemy, a duet, a gorgeous melding of two of our most treasured literary voices.”
— Kathy Fish, author of Wild Life -
“A story, human and soulful, of place, mysticism, and the hard-won ground we all struggle toward.”
— Robert Scotellaro, author of Nothing Is Ever One Thing -
“Touching in its examination of broken things and masterful in its prose.”
— Kimberly Lojewski, author of Worm Fiddling Nocturne in the Key of a Broken Heart -
“With beautiful imagery and a seamless voice, Masih and Claffey move us through decades as two parallel lives seek solace and healthy human connection.”
— Mel Bosworth, author of Freight
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A Goodreads Pick of the Best Fiction
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About the Authors
Tara Lynn Masih is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist and winner of a Julia Ward Howe Award, a Florida Book Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and multiple Foreword Book of the Year Awards. She is the author of the acclaimed novel My Real Name Is Hanna and editor of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction. How We Disappear is her second story collection. She founded The Best Small Fictions series.
Siiri Scott is the head of acting and directing in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame, where she coordinates classes, directs and prepares actors for graduate training and professional careers. She received her MFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University and has directed, performed and taught in regional theaters in Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and Seattle.
About Siiri Scott
Siiri Scott is the head of acting and directing in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame, where she coordinates classes, directs and prepares actors for graduate training and professional careers. She received her MFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University and has directed, performed and taught in regional theaters in Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and Seattle.