“Surprising in their originality, filled with broken wisdom, and with a refreshing use of language and imagery, these are stories to savour and mull over one at a time but which add up to a satisfying whole.” – Rebecca Barnhouse, author of The Book of the Maidservant “Johnson’s stories are searing portrayals of love, of longing, and of people discovering ways to live once they’ve been stripped of their illusions. – Karen Schubert, author of Black Sand Beach “With each shake you’re in a new, fully realized world, somehow swirling around love, places we look for help at our most damaged, recognizable hungers that remain unresolved.” Stories that blend the ordinary with the mythic, mixes the everyday with fables, and shifts between hope and heartache. I’ll Tell You a Love Story does exactly as its title promises tells love stories. The Queen of All Magic throws a party on the bayou to celebrate the death of her soulmate. A dancing bear falls in love and into addiction. The Twelve Dancing Princesses lure men into an underground nightclub. Satan’s youngest daughter works at a call center.
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