num_pages: 44
description: Winner of the Rose Metal Press 9th Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest judged by Pamela PainterLike the self-destructive teen protagonist of its unforgettable opening story the flash fictions in Rosie Forrest's indelible contest-winning collection Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac Michigan speak with a steady focus. As solitary and enticing as the abandoned big-box megastores of the chapbooks title story these dark and magical stories echo with loneliness and the strangeness of human experience. Forrests young characters test their own limits and yearn for what's just beyond reach. They orbit each other searching for connection and silently passing by. With its dreamlike images and realities that twist and swerve this collection offers a glimpse beneath the arc of becoming.
language: English
title: Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac, Michigan
publisher: Rose Metal Pess