by David Means
First published 2002
Characters throughout these stories find themselves at crossroads they never saw coming. A man watches his carefully ordered life unravel in a single afternoon. A woman discovers something about her past that changes everything she thought she knew. Another character stands at a window, realizing the decision before them will alter their future forever. David Means places these people in moments where the familiar suddenly becomes foreign, where small events reveal larger truths about who they really are. Each story captures that instant when life shifts direction, when characters must confront what they've been avoiding or embrace what they've been denying. The collection explores how people respond when fate intervenes in their daily routines, forcing them to see themselves and their relationships with new clarity.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, slice-of-life
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
176 pages · Paperback · Harvest Books