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Notes from the Nineties by M Thomas Apple

A beach in Ireland, a mountain temple in Japan, a hot summer drive in the Bronx, a dentist’s office in Michigan, a hospital in San Francisco, and a bus ride through the Hudson Valley. Notes from the Nineties ties these disparate stories together with poems and photos between, with raw emotions: rage, tenderness, vindictiveness, jealousy, terror, sorrow, loss, acceptance. Stories featured in this collection include:

Cois Fharraige – A group of exchange students in Ireland finding more to do than study language
Father Knows Least – A college baseball player at home during winter break discovers all is not well with family
The Firebrand – What happens when you’re lost and your car breaks down in New York City?
Kannuki – Self-disclosure is not necessarily the same as closure
Boys Will be Boys – Family relations can sometimes be close.too close.
The Lost Bunny Shrine of Annandale – Come with us into the Enchanted Forest. It’s not too dark.
Pockets – The Dark Lady.what happened after that one party? Only Rose knows.
Frank – He says he’s a liar.speaking frankly.
The Four Teeth of the Apocrypha – Dentists and the occult should never mix.
The Green and the Grey – On the bus from Albany, a chance conversation between fellow passengers may be telling.
Training the Mountain Warrior – I did, actually, dangle my friend off a cliff in Japan. Seriously.