The Sound of One Body
Stories
Anara Guard

"These strong, haunting stories are like small wounds, nothing fatal, but nevertheless permanent; not scars but bruises won in battle, each one a glancing blow that leaves a distinct mark, and a memory of the pain we can inflict or endure when we're not even looking." -Robert Goolrick, A Reliable Wife

The four stories in this compact, powerful collection mark the debut of a unique voice in fiction. A step made at the wrong time; a morning drive with an ever-more circuitous route; a barside conversation that reveals a little too much; Guard's fiction is a window into the kaleidescope of incremental actions that carry the greatest consequences. Powerful, arresting, and insightful, "The Sound of One Body" is a universe distilled, a vision of compassion amidst darkness that is not to be missed. [Detailed Information]