Fictionary stories

"Fictionary, Jenny Ortuoste's first collection, contains sixteen stories that are by turns realistic, speculative, and contemplative, written in simple but elegant prose that flows along the river of reality into the realm of dreams. Half of the stories in this book have been published; the others are new for this collection. These tales explore a gamut of situations: a dying mother has strange hallucinations; the worst officemate ever has her last bad day at work; a woman expands her weapons arsenal; a deadbeat dad idolizes horses a bit too much; a friend discovers that the paranormal can be somewhat clingy; and a man displays an otherworldly loyalty to his job. Each finely-spun tale creates new definitions of what it means to be human."--Page 4 of cover.