Synopses & Reviews
"[Lisa Teasley] lights up the plunge into the abyss that can result from knowing people far too well."--Greg Tate, Village VoiceLost souls, the disenfranchised, the destitute: these are the denizens of Lisa Teasley's stories. There's Magda, the drug-addicted surfer chick, Gita, who juggles sexual relationships, and Boogie, an overweight ten-year-old. Teasley follows her characters deep into the mire. "Baker" emerged from the 1997 rape and murder of a seven-year-old in a Nevada casino. In "Holiday Confessional," a character flees after witnessing a crime to then share the secret with two strangers in a bar. Set in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Baja, Lisa Teasley's stories illuminate society's darker side.
Review
"[Teasley's] characters are an exotic blend of the neurotic and the noirish--tense, hungry, dangerous folk of diverse ethnicities who crave understanding and stimulation."--
Village Voice"Written in prose both blunt and elliptical, the dozen tales form a gritty, unflinching yet empathetic collage of lives on the precipice of contemporary America."--Los Angeles Times
"A daring and original voice."--San Francisco Chronicle
About the Author
Lisa Teasley is the author of the award-winning story collection
Glow in the Dark and a novel,
Dive. She lives in Los Angeles.