Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere

Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere has been selected as a Short Stories (Adult Fiction) category finalist in Foreword Reviews' prestigious 2014 ‪# INDIEFAB‬ Book of the Year Awards. Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere is a book that speaks directly to society's "elephants in the living room," through kooky hooliganism and satire. Five year-old Bonanza's mother tells her to "keep digging" as she buries her dolls, and ultimately, herself. The dead poet Robert Lowell reappears as a high school student. Meanwhile, at a Butterfly Farm, the protagonist dishes up some unconventional environmental justice. Even the ones who kill with oil spills have a voice in this bizarre primer of the exquisite, the mundane, and the insane. Written in an improvisatory manner, characters in Somewhere In A Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere skid apart and reunite, stories connect and disconnect. The stories are raw and dreamlike, breaking time/space reality rules, committing literary misdemeanors and requiring the reader not only have an imagination but to be willing to stretch it beyond normal fictional boundaries. Somewhere In A Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere not only pushes the edges of writing, but also is willing to go to the dark and often taboo topics that haunt us in our dreams and waking life, breathing vitality back into the suffocation we as a collective experience around the issues of ecology, education, childhood, play, and animal rights. An important dialogue written with political overtones, the book manages to be intimate, deeply vulnerable, and very funny.

Author: Nina Hart
Publisher: Ms. Nina Hart
Published: 08/22/2014
Pages: 116
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9780990539407

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/26/2015

About the Author
Hart, Nina: - Nina Hart is a writer and performer. Her book Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere has been selected as a Short Stories (Adult Fiction) category finalist in Foreword Reviews' prestigious 2014 ‪# INDIEFAB‬ Book of the Year Awards. She was also an original member of the experimental dance troupe Contraband, in San Francisco, and playing a purple electric bass, has recorded and performed with numerous bands. She has developed a unique method of teaching called "Writing from the Top of your Head," which combines Creativity Coaching with creative writing. You can visit her website at www.writingfromthetopofyourhead.com