"In every story of Jeff Ewing’s amazing collection, from the first line, these concise, beautiful bursts of language, you know that you’re in the hands of a writer who will find the truest path to get you to the end and ruin you along the way."

— Kevin Wilson, Author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic

"With sharp, precise prose, Ewing's stories remind of Annie Proulx and Denis Johnson. These are Polaroids collected on a shelf, forgotten, then viewed again to tell of the lives they once chronicled—now dusty, scratched, lost. The effect is magnificent."

— Christian Kiefer, author of The Heart of It All

"This collection provides a highly interactive, almost participatory experience: A phrase, line, or passage elicits an audible gasp, a pause to reflect, a heavy sigh, or even an uttered 'Holy crap.'"

— Julia Tagliere, SmokeLong Quarterly

“Ewing’s debut tunes to a haunting static.”

— Karen Rigby, Foreword Reviews