Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Off To The Next Wherever, Short Stories By John Michael Flynn, Published By Fomite


Off To The Next Wherever


This collection of short stories was published in paperback and as an E-book in April of 2017 by Fomite, available here at https://fomitepress.com/ and here  https://fomitepress.com/off-to-the-next-wherever.html

You can also find it here at Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Next-Wherever-John-Michael-Flynn/dp/1942515154

Here at OverDrive; https://www.overdrive.com/creators/1085168/john-michael-flynn

Here as an E-book from Barnes and Noble UK: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/off-to-the-next-wherever-john-michael-flynn/1123253673?ean=2940152572469

Here at Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/607337

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This is excerpted from a review in Peace Corps Writers And Readers by Kathleen Coskran:

"Flynn offers a rare breadth of experience –around the world and at home....The longest story in the collection, “A Question for the Devil's Rope,” narrated by a Hmong-American artist on a road trip with her boyfriend, opens with her question, “Is Freedom Possible.” 

"As they drive west from Virginia, heading for Taos, the question looms at every stop, a bit like a mirage that pulls you relentlessly forward towards a place you can never reach — and the question is still hanging out there at the end. 

"Many of the stories are like this — a movement with uncertain resolution — a lot like life, which may be the point of Off to the Next Wherever."

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You can find the review in its entirety here: https://peacecorpsworldwide.org/review-off-to-the-nextwherever/

And excerpted from a review by Ben Sloan in Rain Taxi Review Of Books:

"The panoramic range of characters and locations in this book is breathtaking…Not lost in this grand sweep is the need to anchor experience in concrete detail…."

Below is a scan of Ben Sloan's complete review. Find it here, as well: https://raintaxi.com/






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