Making Light of Tragedy Non-Fiction Karl Jirgens presents a collection

Karl Jirgens presents a collection of interlinked fictions that inhabit halfway worlds between past and present

When Rachel confides in Beth her ambitious career plans and her intention to rekindle an old flame with man-about-town Tim Donnelly

and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London

even as she navigates the ‘forest of eyes and gossiping teeth’ of her unwelcoming adoptive country

Making Light of Tragedy Non-Fiction Karl Jirgens presents a collectionMaking light of tragedy, Jessica Grant. Grant flies under the radar of realism to find targets worth writing about. These stories are profound, magical and true to life. Nothing seems impossible. Its good to be reminded of that. Can a story be both a shrug and a prayer? Can it punch you in the arm because, hey, it is only joking, and the next minute fall at your feet, cling to your knees, beg you to listen? Sure. The stories in Making Light of Tragedy