Books published by Pure Slush Books

A collection of 26 flash fiction pieces. These rapid and arresting short stories will keep you on your toes. Percesepe is a master of sharp turns, and, oh, how greatly I admire the stuff he notices, all of life's "e;brilliant surprises,"e; and his concern with how people who bust up stay apart, because what can we do with the delayed understanding that happens after the leaving? This collection is a tender rush. Pia Ehrhardt, author of 'Famous Fathers & Other Stories'Gary Percesepe writes beautiful, vivid stories with the intensity and brevity of a man on the run. His fiction lights up the page with incredible bursts of poetry, passion, and pain channeled through characters whose names we rarely catch. In just a few short pages, Percesepe captures entire worlds of emotion - all of it so true and real, it's impossible to look away. Jessica Anya Blau, author of 'The Wonder Bread Summer'

Vol. 2 in a Year in Stories ... here's February. That's one story a day for the entire month ...

32 stories about bars and alcohol and pick-ups and brawls and loners and losers and drinkers and gadabouts and socialites and hustlers and bartenders and late nights and early mornings

Volume 12 in Pure Slush's 'A Year in Stories'Luis makes a play Frank attempts a turnaround Rebecca needs time alone Ralph eyes the future Charles moves on Jenn goes shopping Adam is free Claire is philosophical the girl has a date Pedersen makes up his mind Edward is happy Sandra returns ... Stevie says good-bye he meets someone worse off Mark gets a surprise the Bird counts on better luck Lindsey learns the truth Stephen goes swimming Jamie asks why Trudy camps out Nadia makes a break Ned is unsettled the man thanks the doctor Rachel gets domestic Morgana has hopes Gary pours a drink Samford settles Maybell is catatonic Jim faces the end Anne gets a letter Joan goes travelling and much much more!

... is it downhill in November? ... volume 11 in Pure Slush's 'A Year in Stories' ... Luis closes a door Alexei makes a connection Rebecca gives birth there's bad news for Ralph Charles is done over Jenn sells her soul Dr Bilak experiments Claire gets cozy the girl fakes it for a good cause Pedersen is bitten Edward receives some good news he holds off telling Stevie writes home the man imagines Mark stands up the Bird makes plans Aaron packs Stephen visits the doctor a friend returns Trudy goes travelling Nadia cuts a tie Ned plans a fun time the man doesn't want to lose again Rachel entertains Morgana says goodbye Gary hits the road Samford wants out Melodie welcomes a newbie Jim opens the fridge Anne puts the past behind her and much much more!

Hilarious, irreverent, twisted, bawdy, brilliant - these short shorts by Nancy Stohlman feel like a series of off-kilter encounters with the strangest characters you swear you've met before in a previous, more interesting lifetime. With sly humor and daring, Stohlman weaves tiny tales reminiscent of Etgar Keret, but with her own inimitable stamp. The Vixen Scream and other Bible Stories is an amazing collection. Do not deny yourself the pleasure of reading it. - Kathy Fish, author of 'Together We Can Bury It' The Vixen Scream is a collection of compelling and strikingly original stories - an imagination functioning at full throttle. Nancy Stohlman is a word-alchemist, and here is her book of wonders! - Robert Scotellaro, author of 'Measuring the Distance'

Reena Rajan leads a busy life as a part-time businesswoman and full-time housewife, when a fish and a private detective arrive, unannounced, on her Delhi doorstep. Over many cups of tea Reena and her unlikely accomplice Harinmoy Banerjee grapple to find answers to big city problems, to discover their place in the changing mix of old India and modern India, and to uncover the fishy goings-on next door in Flat No. 69, Seaside View Apartments. "e;Many slices of life fried to a perfect crisp! Abha Iyengar's unmistakable eye for detail and the absurd makes for a quirky and layered novel. Many Fish to Fry is an intricate, well-paced and humorous look at marriages and lives around us."e; ~ Nandita Bose, author of 'Tread Softly' and 'The Perfume of Promise'

30 stories on love and loss, eating and ridicule, ambition and fortune, luck and misfortune ... all tied neatly in a hilarious bow of absurdity!

upfront! uptight! up-yours! cutting edge non-fiction from 31 writers who spill their guts! topics include life and love, sex and travel, food and legalities and freedom and family and reflect the true diversity of everyday experience

Catherine the Great, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias, was a fascinating woman and legends about her abound. Catherine refracted is a re-imagining of her life and the legends about her. Her lovers, her illegitimate children, her wiles, her wit and her place in history ... all feature in this lively reinterpretation of one of history's most beloved and reviled leaders.