num_pages: 118
description: A collection of 72 very short stories from Meg Pokrass author of Bird Envy Damn Sure Right The Dog Looks Happy Upside Down and Here Where We Live.The nuanced tonal complexity which can go from the whimsical to a darker irony in the turn of a phrase has been a signature feature of the work of Meg Pokrass. That complexity is in her new collection Alligators at Night heightened further by the fertile invention and unpredictable interplay of these beautifully crafted pieces. Stuart Dybek author of Ecstatic CahootsMeg Pokrass is my favourite flash fiction writer at the moment. These stories work like stories within stories the tiny cogs in the wheels of a bigger story machine but which like fractal patterning retain the shape of the whole story in perfect miniature form. David Gaffney author of Sawn Off TalesThese small fictions are elegantly wrought diamond-hard and supremely satisfying. Robert Scotellaro author of What We Know So Far and Bad MotelIf you ever hear someone say they don't get flash fiction or ask what impact can you possibly make with prose in such few words? - tell them to read Meg Pokrass. Paul McVeigh author of The Good Son
language: English
title: Alligators at Night
publisher: Ad Hoc Fiction