This is Barbara Ann Porte’s first collection of short stories for the general reader.”Barbara Ann Porte’s work is lively and inventive and full of imaginative sparks.” –Maxine Chernoff.
“Barbara Ann Porte’s stories transgress cultural and racial boundaries; therefore this book is remarkable in its scope. The stories here are marked with understanding and wit. A brave and impressive collection.” –Ha Jin
From loose pages to issue 119 of our magazine, an anthology of over 100 HLP poets, over a decade of the Loose Award for translated works, the Founders prize for first book in its third year, and a bunch of great books in the works, we couldn’t have come this far without you.