The Mayflies
By Sara Veglahn
2014
First Published
4.33
Average Rating
150
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Obsessed with bodies of water and haunted by a chorus of mysterious ladies, the unnamed protagonist desperately searches for what is real and what is a dream. A deep and vivid exploration of the passageway between life and death, The Mayflies is a lyrical and haunting look at loneliness, isolation, and moving on. Sara Veglahn is the author of three chapbooks, from The Ladies (a novel excerpt (New Herring Press) Another Random Heart (Letter Machine) and Closed Histories (Noemi). She holds an MFA from University of Massachusetts–Amherst and a PhD from the University of Denver, and currently lives in Denver.
Avg Rating
4.33
Number of Ratings
30
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Author
Sara Veglahn
Author · 4 books
Sara Veglahn was born and raised in the American Midwest. Her novel, The Mayflies, was recently published by Dzanc in May 2014. An excerpt from her novel, The Ladies, was recently published as a chapbook by New Herring Press. She is also the author of three other chapbooks: Closed Histories (Noemi Press, 2008); Falling Forward (Braincase Press, 2003); and Another Random Heart, recently republished by Letter Machine Editions (2009). Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Caketrain, Conjunctions, Sleepingfish, Octopus, Fence, 26, Trickhouse, Tarpaulin Sky, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in writing from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a PhD in literature and writing from the University of Denver. She currently lives in Denver.
