Description
Book SynopsisMagnolias, water, mescal, stars, and fire return again and again in these seven sparse-yet tightly written-vignettes.
Trade ReviewBlake demonstrates just how effective a spare prose style can be. Blake's beautiful, poetic diction adds intrigue and gravity to his characters and awakens the mystical, small-town Gulf Coast landscape... Blake has a knack for recreating vivid scenes from the natural environment and for evoking distinct psychological spaces through his characters. The stories in Return Fire are effectively linked by an imminent hopelessness, a recognition of the inevitable loss of both physical and psychological space in a changing American society. Those who know small towns and the people who inhabit them might feel a sense of nostalgia reading these stories. Blake takes us there, to these disappearing spaces, in his visually and verbally rich collection. Texas Review
Table of ContentsReturn Fire
Degüello
Thanksgiving
How Far Are We from the Water?
When the Gods Want to Punish You
Shooting Stars
The Old and the Lost
