by Troy Palmer
First published 2016
This anthology brings together fiction and nonfiction pieces that examine music's role in human experience. Contributors including Megan Steilstra, Wendy C. Ortiz, Mensah Demary, Leesa Cross-Smith, Sasha Chapin, Jay Hosking, and Trevor Corkum offer diverse perspectives on our relationships with songs, albums, and the artists who create them. Each writer takes a distinct approach to showing how people turn to music during pivotal moments. The collection covers the full spectrum of musical connection, from the comfort found in familiar melodies during heartbreak to the way certain tracks become soundtracks to major life transitions. Palmer has assembled voices that capture both the intimate and universal aspects of musical experience, revealing how rhythm and melody interweave with memory, emotion, and identity.
Genres: short-stories, anthologies, non-fiction, music
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: diverse-perspectives, found-family
230 pages · Paperback · Little Fiction | Big Truths