The Octopus Rises

This is a collection of literary prose short fiction—stories about the end of Bert and Ernie’s relationship, about robot love, a town who shares a heart, and much more—from an up-and-coming Seattle author.

Man, I had so many stab wounds, it was crazy. There I was at the conference center, and I hadn’t even adequately prepared my presentation. And so begins “Bleeding Man and Wounded Deer,” one of the stories in this collection of literary short fiction from the pen of acclaimed Seattle noveli...