Debut author Xanna Renae has forged a collection of short stories and poems encompassing the joyful and darker emotions we experience in our day-to-day lives. Some feelings are subtly woven among lines of prose and dialogue, others have bled into the ink. Short stories such as "Midwest Moon" and "Salvation for One" pull on the supernatural, while "Pitter Patter" strolls in with the idea of forming a family. Poems like "Time of Saturn" and "Ostrich Thinking" breathe life to the emotions society doesn't allow us to exhale as "Moonlit Play" brings magic to the mundane of night. This collection also features illustrations by artist Margaret Howard for select pieces in both physical and electronic versions of the book. Content Warning: A list of stories has been noted in the front matter that may contain content that is upsetting for some readers © Xanna Renae 2021
Author
Xanna Renae loves daydreaming about how to save her characters from the messes she puts them in. Currently she is giving life to the ideas inside her head from rural Missouri where she lives with her husband, Noah, and two cats, Calcifer and Zelda. She has a bachelor of arts in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University, where she graduated with honors. When she isn’t writing you can find her tucked away in her little bungalow reading, snuggling with her cat, or playing video games with her husband.
