Chris Cherry: 3 books

Chris Cherry's prose is surprising, poetic sometimes, that almost-rhyme that you wish you'd thought of first. Humor glints softly from the corner of your eye while wit smacks you upside the head. Her stories will draw you in, hold you gently, that is until you try to exit and find the hooks deeply embedded. This is an author to watch.

"Aliens Did NOT Destroy Chicago" is the title of a video discovered on the internet after claims that aliens nuked the city are broadcast on new networks. The story is told in that format, with a transcriber copying all of the spoken text into long form. In this short fiction, the author formulates...

We join a story in progress after our unknown journal author finds a treasure trove of hand-made books that had belonged to a much-loved aunt. This short story is a charming tale about lost love, families, discovery, and carrying the past forward into the future.