The teaser this week is from a collection of short stories. Each story is told from the point of view of a child. They are amazing stories of resilience and hope in the face of devastating circumstances.
As we filled the space at the top of the walls, the room became darker and darker because he wouldn’t even open a window. I could only see his profile. Down where I stood, since we didn’t move anything out of the room, it wasn’t only dark but crowded. It was afternoon outside but night in our home.
Fattening for Gabon From Say You’re One Of Them by Uwem Akpan
December 1st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Sounds very sad, and serious. Nice teaser. Here’s mine.
December 1st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Sounds like an interesting collection, your teaser has made me curious. My teaser is up at Calico Contemplations.
December 2nd, 2009 at 4:13 am
Mmm…this description is very light-dependent. And mood seems to reflect the absence of light. I’d like to know what the rest of the story is about – guess I’ll be checking this one out! Great teaser.
If you’d like, you can check out mine here.