Saying Secrets: American Stories

Five tales on contemporary life—lyrical, brutal, and unforgettable.

Saying Secrets is the first collection from acclaimed writer and poet Christopher Conlon—five tales of contemporary life by turns lyrical and brutal, most originally published in The Long Story literary journal. Whether taking you inside the mind of a horribly disfigured woman, bringing you along on a psychotic teenager's final rampage, or introducing you to a girl in California who both is and is not Anne Frank, Conlon is a...